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rileyreadsbooks's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Grief, and Sexism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
Minor: Ableism, Dementia, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
allzen_nochill's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
We stan a fat protagonist who gets to stay fat. Gabi's voice is quintessentially teenage girl, which is great in many ways & grating in others (man, do I not miss high school at all). The only thing about diary-style books is that sometimes we don't get as rich of a backdrop as we do with other narrative styles and this is definitely a case here. We spend a lot of time in Gabi's head - admittedly a great place - but not enough in her world. The book is good, but it's that one little quality that makes me think this probably won't be on my obsessive re-reading list.
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Death
Moderate: Body shaming, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Fatphobia, and Sexual assault
Minor: Rape and Bullying
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