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whatafireread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Violence and Gaslighting
Minor: Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship
generalchan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, War, and Classism
Minor: Death of parent
honkmoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, and War
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Stalking
alexxm13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
my annotation guide:
- grey = growth (character arc/world building)
- peach = parallels to the real world (world issues)
- white = quotes i love
- pink = romance/love/family
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
gothmiku's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Child abuse
samflowerv6's review against another edition
3.75
“I spent my life folded between the pages of books.
In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters. I lived love and loss through stories threaded in history; I experienced adolescence by association. My world is one interwoven web of words, stringing limb to limb, bone to sinew, thoughts and images all together. I am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction.”
“You're absolutely delicious when you're angry."
"Too bad my taste is poisonous for your palate.”
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Child death
hiraeth_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting
wahreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment
bisquii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
For a dystopia, the world building is very underwhelming, and for a romance, both of Juliette’s love interests are like walking Red Flags (not to mention they are only in love with what she represents to them tbh).
However, I really enjoyed Juliette’s character and her development! She’s consistent in her personality and, in the face of literally everyone and their dog telling her what to do, she calculates all her options and uses her own judgement to make her choices. That’s rare for a female character! I found her sense of loyalty and trust issues to be incredibly consistent and relatable! Her POV really elevates this series.
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
that_reader_naomi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Torture, and Toxic relationship
Although there is a fair amount of content that is distressing for some, I think the author did a good job handling it and writing it so that it is as least harmful as possible. However, mental struggles are a main focus of this book, and not used lightly.