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seagullsaga's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Car accident, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Bullying, Violence, Alcoholism, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, and Stalking
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
aseel_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Stalking, Bullying, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Addiction
sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The present chapters were another story. Heather is just constantly making the most unbelievable decisions. She will think of something she should do that would actually help her and then just not do it. She stalks a bunch of other characters for no reason (she never seems to actually have a goal in mind when she does it). It's hard to care about her one way or the other because it's never really clear what she's trying to do.
Parts of the ending worked for me and some parts didn't, but it was interesting to see the threads come together.
The major thing I don't understand is why the blurb called the book feminist when it doesn't seem to have much to say about gender. It takes more than a few female characters and an offhand remark about how true crime enthusiasts tend to be more interested in killers than their victims to be feminist in my opinion. If you're looking for a book with a message, this isn't it.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Child abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking
Moderate: Car accident, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Torture
Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Vomit