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inkysplodge'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
4.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Drug use, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Racism, Sexual content, and Cursing
mollie17's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Sexism, and Sexual content
alixsbooktherapy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I loved how descriptive the author was for the first few chapters
"I wanted to go back with a book" me too cadence
Gat flirting was so funny really brought some brightness to the awkwardness
"The universe was good because he was in it"
My heart hurt for cadence after she found out gat kept something from her
"The universe is seeming really huge right now I need something to hold onto" gat said
"I'm here"
THE KISS YES!! IM SO HAPPY
Granny tipper😭
Mummy should of been nicer and let the kids grieve
How I hated mummy she was a drunk and loved to manipulate her kids I definitely feel this book was overhyped I hope book 2 redeems my hope for this
I feel this book would of been 10x better if it was longer and was more descriptive other then that the end pulled it to together for me
I hated the family and how mommy and granddad were such assholes to the kids and wanted to spilt gat and cadence up just because he's not white like take your racist bullshit elsewhere
We finally learn that Cady didn't hit her head on a swimming injury and it was a fire injury instead.
"I have lost you, gat because of how desperately,desperately I fell in love"
'It's good to be loved even though it will not last"
"Be a little kinder"
"Shut up I'm 10 already"
Graphic: Incest, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Ableism, Violence, Rape, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Terminal illness, Suicide, Addiction, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Torture, Sexual content, Self harm, and Pregnancy
swiftie4evermore's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Cursing, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Vomit, Addiction, and Grief
Minor: Alcohol, Racism, and Sexual content
guessgreenleaf'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
5.0
Moderate: Mental illness, Child death, Racism, and Dementia
Minor: Sexual content and Alcoholism
theotheleo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Alcohol, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, and Sexual content
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Dementia, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Rape, and Infidelity
morgcailie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Death and Sexual content
rosemelody's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Racism, Self harm, Blood, Classism, Dementia, and Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol, Infidelity, and Animal death
zoemain's review
- 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
So, for the first half of the novel I was thinking: “Why am I reading a novel about a random rich chic wallowing around a private island?”
And some of that thinking did stick around to the end. Cadence, the protagonist, doesn’t stop lolling about and being miserable. In addition to this missing character development I found a lack of intrigue in the love interest. Gat was boring. Apart from these two things I didn’t have any issues with the text.
My best friend said the book was incredible, so being the faithful best friend I am, I persisted through Cadence’s sulking.
Then halfway through there was this sudden intrigue. I was completely immersed, particularly in the family dynamics. I didn’t put the book down until I reached the plot twist and understood why my best friend loved the story.
I would definitely recommend this book to pull yourself out of a reading slump!
Note: the writing in this novel
is randomly and
consistently disjointed
like
this.
If that’ll bother you, don’t read!
Minor: Sexual content and Homophobia
rusty_spurs's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Beautiful and unique book I will re-read every summer.
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Cursing
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content