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readingthroughinfinity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
ravenreyess's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Biphobia, Body horror, Cursing, Drug use, Pedophilia, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder
martuchi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
The story is truly heartbreaking and the characters feel like real people I’ve met during my life, and Nora is absolutely one of the best main characters I’ve encountered reading YA novels.
Looking forward to reading more from this author :)
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Murder
fxygchn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
rezaputs'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: Child abuse, Violence, and Murder
vidya_is_vidya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
PLEASE check the trigger warnings before reading this book
i adore nora, and wes, and iris. i love how the author wrote each of the characters in such a way where you could understand what they’re like
at no point did i know where the novel was going, but i enjoyed every second of it
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Minor: Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
there are a lot of tws in this book, i really advise you to read themtanishah'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: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Murder
kell_xavi's review against another edition
3.0
The pull of this book is not the past, but the healing process. Iris, Lee, and Wes are strong supports to Nora, and there are complex bonds across love, trust, lies, and truths that wind and unwind and twine together in the course of the book. There’s a a sense of reciprocity and symbiosis that Sharpe, the characters, and I, too, valued.
The first two thirds spool out at a good pace as the three friends try to form a plan against two cruel men with guns and Nora recalls the first few long-cons she was bait in. The last third is harder to read and more dramatic as the violence increases in both timelines, and though I continued to care about the emotional core, the story is angsty and cluttered here in a way I didn’t like as much, though it resolved okay.
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Murder
Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Abortion, and Gaslighting
kellyinbookland'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
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Murder
swagner718'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
3.0
On paper this has all the makings of something I'd love:
✔️Thriller 🔪
✔️Con artists/Bank heist 🏦
✔️ Feminism ♀️
✔️ LGBTQ+ rep 🌈
However, it's not often that I feel like I will prefer a screen adaptation to a book, but after reading The Girls I've been, I feel like it will translate better to the screen.
I am looking forward to seeing what Netflix and MMB do with this. She is a gem of a casting choice for this roll. 🤌🏻
As always, check trigger warnings, lots of SA/abuse themes.
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Murder
Minor: Abortion