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hmih'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
4.0
Graphic: Grief and Drug use
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Death, and Terminal illness
Minor: Infidelity
leahthebooklover's review against another edition
3.0
Here's the problem, though. Yes, Oona is young. Young people often make poor decisions. But you would think her situation would teach her some caution. Nu-uh. She continually makes rash, self-centered decisions that wreak havoc in her life and the lives of the people around her. She treats her mother, the one person who consistently shows up in every leap and shares the secret of her mixed up reality, like the enemy. She never listens to her. She never listens to anyone, not even herself. The incarnation of herself who lived through the previous calendar year tries to leave notes with advice or at least some slivers of information for her to help her in the year ahead, but Oona either loses the notes or totally disregards them. I have some problems with those notes, and for that matter, with Oona's mother. First, the notes: why does she always wait until the last minute to write to herself? She's caught scrambling about what to say. After her first couple of leaps I would think she would be more intentional about the information she passes on, maybe even say something that is actually helpful. Second: her mother. I don't get the whole "no spoilers" mentality. She could be more helpful, IMHO, but then again, she's dealing with Oona, who is going to do what she wants to do anyway, consequences be damned.
In general, while the concept of this book was compelling, the execution of it was fraught with problems. I kept hoping Oona would wise up, and perhaps in the last minute or so of the book she was beginning to. Hard to say. There were a lot of years we didn't hear anything about, I really hope in those silent years she did (does) redeem herself.
TW: in one of her leaps there is significant drug use. There are a couple of spicy sex scenes.
Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Drug use, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Fatphobia
cumminsn's review
- 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
4.75
Moderate: Terminal illness, Drug use, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual content
Minor: Violence and Transphobia
erin_l's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Alcohol, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Death
Minor: Transphobia and Violence
wy_woman'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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Alcohol, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Dysphoria, Stalking, Grief, Drug abuse, and Addiction
Minor: Car accident, Violence, and Transphobia
sierra_liv's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, and Terminal illness
zombiezami'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Hate crime
Moderate: Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Medical content, Cancer, Xenophobia, Sexual content, and Cursing
Minor: Violence, War, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Transphobia, Gun violence, and Homophobia
capybooks'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Stalking
Minor: Abandonment, Cancer, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness
corriejn's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Transphobia, Violence, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Drug use, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity, Cancer, Abandonment, Fatphobia, and Grief
Minor: Alcoholism, Addiction, Car accident, and Homophobia
kathleenivy'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Sexual content, and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Xenophobia