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argentum_princeps's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, and Slavery
sarahandmatilda'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
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual assault
Minor: Death
beccaruthe'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
4.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
thebankofbooks'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
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Alcohol
apevi'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
4.75
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Rape
__sophie__'s review against another edition
Graphic: Drug use and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual harassment
Minor: Slavery
andrwa's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Rape and Sexual harassment
Minor: Death
jupitermond's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
The acknowledgements claim that the author is trying to show a multicultural Britain: she is doing this by having one (1) mixed Black character and one (1) mixed character of Indian descent. Their origins are adressed exactly once each, in a manner so half-hearted that it would have been better if the author hadn't bothered at all. Instead, you are left with glimpses in what could have been interesting stories, but the moment passes within half a page.
The only redeeming feature is that the bare bones are good, which is also the most galling of it all. I had hoped it would end up with something to say, which is the sole reason I finished it, but no.
tl;dr: the author was trying to write Regency Mean Girls without understanding what made Mean Girls good and fun.
Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Rape and Death of parent
Minor: Racism
debussy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Abandonment
amberinpieces'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
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment