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ambercunningham's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Death, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
atrunkey's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, Drug use, Sexism, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Grief, and Addiction
elizherlihy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse
Moderate: Drug use, Abortion, and Alcoholism
Minor: Child abuse and Alcohol
chaptersofcourt's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Abortion
Minor: Child abuse and Terminal illness
kmcfall's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
*I watched the TV show based on this hoping to love it more. Nope. Though I thought the actors did an amazing job.
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Mental illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, and Sexual content
walkie_check's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction
Moderate: Abortion, Misogyny, Sexual content, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Cursing, Child abuse, Car accident, Mental illness, and Medical content
lizgriffinwords'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
4.25
Content warning: themes/temptation of cheating and infidelity, frequent drug and alcohol abuse, alcoholism, abusive/abandoning parents
Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug use, Alcohol, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, and Abandonment
Minor: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse
bree_mck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Abortion, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Grief
stepnic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, Drug use, and Infidelity
Moderate: Mental illness, Cursing, Pregnancy, Abortion, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Violence, Blood, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Eating disorder
effy's review against another edition
3.25
I think because I have just watched the TV show and basically seen a polished version of the story where characters have more agency and the fatphobia (the way Teddy is discussed in the book is so gross!) has been removed, it was hard to enjoy this book as much as the first time that I read it. It is definitely a compelling story with lots of twists and turns but the flaws were a bit more obvious now.
Favourite quotes:
Men often think they deserve a sticker for treating women like people.
When you're in a situation like that, when you have a man looming over you, it's as if every decision you made to lead to that moment - alone with a man you don't trust - flashes before your eyes. Something tells me men don't do the same thing. When they are standing there, threatening a woman, I doubt they count every wrong step they made to become the asshole they are. But they should.
Graphic: Cancer, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Abortion, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault