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atamano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Murder, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Trafficking, Sexism, Abandonment, Body shaming, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Grief
Minor: Dementia, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Classism, Cursing, and Infidelity
hailey_alexis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, and Murder
eachz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Cons: Something about the narrator felt stiff and unrealistic; I found the tone of the narration just ever so slightly annoying. The resolution of the main mystery also felt a little too quick and neat. Edited to add: I read another review that articulated one of my issues with this book well -- despite the heavy/emotional topics this book deals with, the narration style (and frankly the boring-ness of the MC) was such that I didn't really *feel* much reading this other than curiosity about the plot.
Overall I enjoyed reading this; a solid read that kept me hooked for a few days!
Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Addiction, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence
Minor: Blood and Infidelity
lillypad827'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: Addiction
Moderate: Pedophilia, Murder, and Pregnancy
juanat77's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, Dementia, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Infidelity
getab00k's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Murder and Drug use
momocandy74'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
3.5
However....I didn't love it. The ending was a little anti-climactic and
Overall though, a very well researched story taking place in Kensington and you can tell from every page that a lot of care was given to staying true to the locals and trying to tell the story from the point of a view of a local as best as possible, and I think she succeeded. Wasn't a huge fan of the overall plot (mostly just the ending), but I have to give credit for a great Philadelphia setting. 3.5!
Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Addiction, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Stalking, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, and Police brutality
leah_mm_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault
Minor: Police brutality
josie2k'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
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Cursing, Drug abuse, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Abandonment, and Addiction
keandres's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Trafficking, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy