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ehoustonmyatt'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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
hailey_brueggen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Misogyny, Racism, Excrement, and Outing
sageysage'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
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
jcinf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
I love that it takes the narrative of oppression and twists it into one of empowerment. I love the angle of “chosen family” being set in the desert, segregated from society both by choice and by necessity. I love the idea of “outlaws” and “outcasts” being one in the same. Because outcasts are viewed as outlaws — as scapegoats to make them criminals.
The characters are easy to love. The book is the perfect length.
I love the subtle inclusion of queer characters. From trans to gay to bisexual. And yet this is mentioned without it being a big deal. There are no big moments of “coming out.” It’s just matter-of-fact.
I give books 5 stars based on how memorable it is for me. So time will tell if I come back and change my rating to a 5.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Blood, and Medical content
Moderate: Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
chasingpages1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Police brutality, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism
moonvest's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
This is objectively a good book, but it was just more yucky than what I can handle right now. I was promised “lesbian cowboys” but it’s largely about child death and grief. Which is, you know, a trigger for me.
You’d probably like it though.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Animal death
raquel_rqlh'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Biphobia, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
rachealcroucher's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, and Sexism
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism
kayschwe's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
lovejasmine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Instead, we got the barest hint of that, with a very self centred, very white narrator that was, honestly, kind of boring.
The worst thing about this book was it wasn't bad. It just could have been incredible.
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism