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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed the perspectives of Ames and Reese navigating their trans identities and journeys. This story certainly was not written for me and there was a lot I needed to look up to understand in the beginning. I found Reese’s narrative to be callous/selfish. I almost DNFed this a few times because of her but ultimately I’m glad I finished the story. I found Ames/Amy’s storyline to be heartbreaking. This story does not have a full resolution - or a necessarily happy ending - but if it did, that would make it unrealistic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Outing
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved this book. I read the first third and the last third very quickly but it felt slow in the middle.
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i was so excited to read this book because the premise sounded so interesting to me but the writinf style made it so hard for me to want to pick it up.. it feels like the author tries so hard to make a point, make us understand something. i liked how it’s not just a fiction but has commentary on stuff like womanhood, trans experiences, pregnancy etc but why would you try so hard.. so im soft dnfing it for now maybe pick it up again later