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ashleycmms's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Blood, Bullying, Murder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Ableism, Cursing, and Death
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, and Homophobia
zabeishumanish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Check your trigger warnings.
This book is not particularly well written, but it is incredibly captivating. This is one of the more unique, creative, and wholly inventive books I've ever read. I wish this author had had a better editor/editing team, but this will capture your attention from cover to cover.
Everything about this book is crass. There are several very off-color rape jokes and the violence is so casually brutal I was constantly flinching.
Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Cursing, Blood, Death, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence
Minor: Sexual harassment
valiiidus'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
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Animal death, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence
wynterymess's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Acephobia/Arophobia, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Violence, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders
folded_between_pages_of_books's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Addiction, Death of parent, Grief, Body horror, Drug use, Murder, Alcohol, and Suicide
vpiuke'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? Yes
4.0
even if the plot themes might be controversial, something that can't be denied is how well-written the story is. the writing style is very similar to maggie stiefvater's in 'the raven cycle' books, so if you're a fan of those, i'd give this one a shot :)
i did enjoy the story itself. it is well structured and it evolves at a good pace, never too obvious but hinting at what's coming next. the characters are original and come in nicely together, as a group they're very well balanced and developed. the sport side of the story is a clever counterpoint to the other sub plots, and i personally really enjoy how it compliments all the drama that the characters inherently carry with them. it lets the story breathe while also keeping a steady pace.
this is a very violent story though. maybe not that much in this first book, but it gets heavier as the plot progresses in the next ones. there's trauma, there's physical, sexual and emotional abuse, there's guns and knives and torture and self harm. if you're ok with these and are up for a dense, emotional tale, then you found the one.
Graphic: Hate crime, Mental illness, Torture, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Death, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, and Self harm
bugcollector's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, and Abandonment
li_reading's review against another edition
0.25
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Suicide, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Rape and Self harm
reygov's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Suicide, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Torture, Toxic friendship, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, and Panic attacks/disorders
elliiecrne22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Racism, Self harm, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Abandonment, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Violence
the author is shit and uses the worst plot points imaginable for shock value. she's also just fucked in the head. this whole series is fucked up.