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therealjessicaaustin_2002's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Violence, Homophobia, Child death, and Mental illness
jdasilva's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Abandonment
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Grief, Vomit, Homophobia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage
melist6'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
Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Drug use, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Medical content, Violence, Death of parent, Vomit, and Homophobia
Minor: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Cancer
maria_cholakova's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Things i liked:
- Jake and Felix’s relationship
- their love
- the cute text messages
- cj and jake’s relationship (flawed, but good)
Things I didnt like:
- at first it felt VERY insta lovely
- Jake definitely had anger issues which threw me off a lot
- a lot of unnecessary cursing (im not against cursing, but when it happens every 2 seconds, it felt like too much)
- sometimes the guys felt like 17 year olds
- the whole military plotline was so unnecessary
- the cheating trope was soo unnecessary, considering we didnt get any backstory or development there
- that one super racist and homophobic character was so unnecessary
- some side characters were just so useless in the story, they added nothing and we learned nothing about there
I love that this book discusses drug addiction and trauma, but I wish it was a bit more in depth
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Racism, Vomit, Homophobia, and Racial slurs
thecypriotreader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Death of parent, Child death, Cancer, and Homophobia
beyourownprincess's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Vomit, Homophobia, and Racial slurs
cookies101's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Homophobia, Drug use, Suicide, Miscarriage, Grief, and Drug abuse
venlavalilehto's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism
briochebun's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
“Because no one has ever looked at me the way Jake looks at me.”
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I have a lot of mixed feelings about “The Tragedy of Felix and Jake”.
I was unable to put this book down & was eager to see what happened next — but there were also some elements of the story that I was not a fan of.
Some of the characters featured in this story felt extremely hollow at times. I wanted Hector + Miguel + Dean to be utilized more as characters (I would’ve enjoyed seeing them become more present support systems for both Jake & Felix) — but that never ended up happening. I just wanted them all to have a bit more depth.
There were also some moments within the story that felt a bit forced (to create drama & therefore allow other things to happen down the line)? I understand that some events are needed to move the plot along — but the length of CJ’s outburst seemed rather unnecessary / out of character given what we have seen of his character prior to that moment (I understand that he was going through a difficult time & didn’t mean what he was saying, but it all still seemed a bit off the wall).
I also wish that we learned more about Jake’s past in the military. We were told that that was his childhood dream — but it didn’t feel like it while reading. It seemed as though Jake also had some anger issues & I wish that they would’ve been addressed at some point.
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TLDR: I went into this book with high hopes & came out wishing a couple of things would’ve been done a bit differently (others might feel differently though — so I always recommend going in with an open mind)!
Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Addiction
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Homophobia
Minor: Miscarriage, Death, and Child death
haileeraye's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, and Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Death of parent and Violence