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velmaslibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Where to even begin. I was so excited to read this book because of the good reviews and because the synopsis seemed intriguing.
I think there is a point in writing fiction where vulgar language and horrible hate crimes turns from fiction into horror, and this book got right to that turning point. I agree with many of the other 1 star reviews saying that the darkness of the scenes and the narrative of constant abuse felt gratuitous and that it was going absolutely nowhere. This book seemed to be trying to portray despicable behavior, but ended up almost fetishizing abuse of women, children, animals, and lgbtq.
Graphic: Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Abortion, and Murder
portiarsmith's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
abookishlindmanlife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Racism, Rape, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Moderate: Racial slurs, Abortion, and Alcohol
boomingranny's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Death of parent
julieames's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Colonisation
shannonmmay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism
escsteger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug abuse
ladystardust1979's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
_moonsongenthusiast_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Blood, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Classism
heidiwelsch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Abandonment