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marcelas_'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Abandonment, and Pregnancy
amhud1030's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Grief, Pregnancy, Addiction, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Child death, Death, and Drug abuse
marioosa517's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Child death, Cursing, Abandonment, and Death
Moderate: Medical content, Drug abuse, Cancer, Animal death, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcohol, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, and Injury/Injury detail
meaghanslibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I found the book to be a bit slow and a bit predictable. Wasn’t my favorite and no truly memorable quotes. The book was solid. The octopus, Marcellus, chapters were my favorite part of the book. I liked the sassy viewpoint and writing style in those chapters.
Graphic: Grief and Child death
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Cancer, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt
rivercat0338's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment and Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Drug abuse, Addiction, Animal death, and Suicide
sleeson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Death of parent, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Addiction
augustar14'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
Marcellus has been captive for the majority of his short life (about 4 years is the lifespan of his species). He misses the ocean, the dark, good food (though he goes in search of some here, when he really feels his menu needs changing up). Then Tova begins talking to him, and brings up a memory he has from long ago. But how can he communicate with her?
Cameron never knew his dad, and his mom left when he was nine. His life sucks. He was dealt a shit hand, and everything is someone else's fault. But when he gets the chance to go looking for family he might reconnect with, he jumps on it without hesitation, and ends up on an adventure he never would have predicted. But it just might be the best thing that ever happened to him.
Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, and Cursing
Moderate: Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Child death, Cancer, Classism, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Addiction
Minor: Alcohol and Death of parent
abbruzzese's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Child death
Moderate: Pregnancy and Animal death
Minor: Suicide attempt
kaitlinlovesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Abandonment
Minor: Cancer, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Drug abuse
thecriticalreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, and Grief
Minor: Terminal illness, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Death, Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail