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adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- 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
Ouch!!!!! The fucking dog having to die was somehow not the saddest part of this book. Once Ethan passes away, Buddy thinks his purpose is fulfilled, until he discovers he has a new purpose to protect Clarity, Ethan’s granddaughter. And holy FUCK is this one a rough one. CJ faces intense emotional abuse and neglect from her mother, who does cause CJ to develop an eating disorder through her language of shaming her daughter for eating and how her body looks. Now this eating disorder gets fucking bad, and watching CJ and Buddy go through it was just so fucking sad? And apart from just this, CJ also finds herself in a toxic relationship where she is stalked and emotionally abused by him as well as her mother. And all because of this fucking dog, CJ continues to keep living and work through her issues and get herself out of them and eventually does find happiness and healthiness that do ultimately make this such a wonderful book. Buddy is the best and thinking from a dogs pov will always make me sad.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
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