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luce98'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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Self harm
eralbesu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This reads as a confessional from our main character about her obsessions with love and sex and her volatile relationship with her body and her compulsion to punish it.
There were many parts that were difficult for me to read and plenty of parts where I had to step away because of my embarrassment with the our main character’s sheer honesty about her actions and her intentions.
Not sure I could recommend it, as the trigger warnings are plentiful, but I’m happy I read it.
Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Addiction, Infidelity, Rape, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Body horror, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gore, Self harm, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Abandonment and Fatphobia
alt05's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Self harm, Rape, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Addiction, Violence, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse
quills4days's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape
Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
msameliee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Addiction, and Rape
Moderate: Stalking, Eating disorder, Blood, Body shaming, Drug use, and Violence
Minor: Medical content and Cancer
actiaslunasaturniidae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Gaslighting, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Infidelity
icarusandthesun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
when i read the synopsis i feared this was gonna be a very 'straight' book - romanticising toxic relationships, shallow and all that. but while this is undeniably still very straight, it's also self-aware, beautiful, painfully relatable at times, unhinged and so lovable.
it's got messy takes on obsession and love and features thoughts that sprang from a disturbed mind.
the book's full of terribly relatable things, vices and forbidden thoughts i was surprised to find were not confined to my own damned existence. it was all so specific and comforting and horrible.
the short chapters made this book quick, easy and lovely to read.
whimsical, yet comforting.
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Rape, Alcohol, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Body horror, Addiction, and Physical abuse
Minor: Blood, Gore, and Drug use
vulpinevik's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse
caitlinggodfrey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm
redflyingbook's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
the narrator is a woman in her twenties, who meets a guy who she becomes immediately infatuated, and quickly downright obsessed with. here begins a - in the eyes of probably any clear thinking bystander - highly toxic relationship that mainly made me want to spit the guy right in his face for the excessively shitty behavior towards her. along the way, the book also explores the narrator's struggles with alcoholism, dependence, identity, body image, lust and love.
some trains of thought felt wildly familiar and definitely expressed complex feelings very boldly and clearly.
although the focus was probably also supposed to be more on the relationship dynamic , somehow i felt that the characters still lacked substance in some way? the ending part also felt unexpectedly extreme and not entirely well-paced in my opinion. still an interesting read that urges you ponder about uncomfortable but important topics.
Graphic: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Violence
Moderate: Terminal illness and Dysphoria