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sauvageloup'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
pros:
- it flows along really well, and the story progresses nicely. there was more chemistry than the show with her feelings being described, and I liked how the brothers were more involved with trying to protect her.
- violet also shines as a great character, except for when she wont tell daphne about sex.
- I did like that the couple had real issues, and it wasnt just that they needed to have one conversation, but did need real resolution
cons:
- the book does also completely focus on the pairing, daphne doesnt have friends involved and there's no bigger cast really at all (such as eloise, Penelope, the queen, etc. in the show).
- also, the descriptions weren't especially vivid beyond the characters and I couldnt visualise much.
- also the blatant fatphobia against Penelope is gross, but I knew to expect that.
overall, pretty well written and compelling, just shame about the lack of morality/issues not being dealt with in the narrative.
Graphic: Rape and Violence
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Pregnancy
nadiajohnsonbooks'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexual assault
Minor: Fatphobia
itsbaberuthless'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Misogyny
Minor: Classism, Infertility, Death of parent, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
reneebethreads's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Fatphobia
fanboyriot'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Classism, Rape, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Abandonment, Pregnancy, and Infidelity
Moderate: Gaslighting, Death, Child death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, and Racism
Minor: Fatphobia, Blood, Alcohol, Body shaming, Vomit, Violence, and Cursing
leexpenandpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Sexism, Rape, Violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Infertility, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Cursing, Fatphobia, Murder, Death of parent, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, and Bullying
erica_reads_things'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Pregnancy
Minor: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Vomit, Infertility, and Injury/Injury detail
annahamburger'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Infertility, Sexual content, Vomit, and Pregnancy
Minor: Miscarriage, Alcohol, and Fatphobia
jackiebee's review against another edition
1.0
Moderate: Rape, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Fatphobia
justno'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
3.5
And then things started going downhill, and it was extremely hard to get back up. I forgave the book many times acknowledging that many of the things they said and how they acted (Refering to having daughters as a disgrace, the painful conversation between Violet and Daphne before she got married) are just a reflection of the time the book is set in, but some others are even painful to read (or hear, in my case)
I might give the other books a chance, definitely only in audiobook format, the narrator was at leats 50% of the fun I had with the book
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Abandonment, Fatphobia, Infertility, and Cursing
Minor: Body shaming