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pabi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Grief, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Bullying, and Fatphobia
witchofthemountains'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Homophobia, Death, Cursing, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Toxic friendship, Racism, Lesbophobia, Grief, and Bullying
itsjadenbaby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Suicide, Mental illness, and Grief
Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, and Racism
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Alcoholism
moonchildjuli'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
4.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Racism, Suicide, Mental illness, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
kathleencoughlin'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
3.5
Moderate: Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Bullying
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
mothie_girlie'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
1.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, and Suicide
Moderate: Toxic friendship
Minor: Self harm
nicolinebl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Cursing, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, and Toxic friendship
jmcordero's review against another edition
4.0
There are a few warnings I would put in for teenage suicide and an inappropriate student-teacher relationship; however, contrary to what some reviewers suggest, neither of these are romanticized one bit. This book is told from the first-person viewpoint of a teenager, so I didn't expect it to come out with a flashing message of 'THIS IS WRONG', nor should anyone else. Teenagers view themselves as older and often don't understand when they are being taken advantage of by adults. The book still made it clear that the relationship was wrong without having to explicitly state it by simply showing us how miserable it made the main character -- and how lonely she felt having to hide it. For anyone who thinks the book didn't do an adequate job of pearl-clutching over this relationship, I'd recommend reading the memoir 'Being Lolita' by Alisson Wood, being the firsthand account of a woman who, as a teenager, was groomed by a teacher. By comparing the two, I think this book does an excellent job of showing the perspective of a teen in this situation.
Ultimately, I think that this relationship made the ending all the more powerful. The last page is perfectly poetic. The parallels are spot-on.
Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Dysphoria, Grief, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Toxic friendship