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mysimas's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.5
How are people tagging this as light-hearted is beyond me, this is a story of a sad little girl - runaway child bride who'd slept with people, or should I say had been sexually taken advantage of, even before she married at 14 - who's all alone in the world and goes through all kinds of bad things in the present-time plotline of the book, including miscarriage, numerous unwanted sexual advances, abandonment, the death of her beloved brother, a (probably accidental) entanglement with mafia and her subsequent interrogation, and more ... Light-hearted, where??
Also, for the most part, it was just boring. Yet another bleh manic pixie dream girl fantasy. I did perk up at themafia twist , but by then the story was over. :(
Last but not least, heads up for a lot of racism and for some reason hate against lesbians (???).
Also, for the most part, it was just boring. Yet another bleh manic pixie dream girl fantasy. I did perk up at the
Last but not least, heads up for a lot of racism and for some reason hate against lesbians (???).
Graphic: Abandonment, Racism, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Miscarriage and Sexual harassment
Minor: Death
mik43l4's review
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Death, War, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship
sillyduckie's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
1.0
I gave this a 4 when I read it in 2013 but I must’ve been high, or else I read a very different edition.
Graphic: Grief, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Fatphobia, Blood, Body shaming, Miscarriage, Homophobia, War, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse
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