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paperquilt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Dementia, Medical content, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Racism, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
bi_n_large'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
4.25
Graphic: Medical trauma, Death, Sexual content, Infidelity, and Bullying
Moderate: Grief, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia
Minor: Racism
abbyb23'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Death and Infidelity
Minor: Racism
leweylibrary'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
5.0
I feel like a lot about Aria's character resonated with me, not sure what that said about me exactly lol, but I do enjoyed reading her POV as she went through this tumultuous summer before college. She doesn't always make the best decisions, but that's part of growing up and starting to figure out who you really are. They're are quite a few possible triggers in this book, so be sure to check those. There's also one scene that's quite spicy for a YA book 🔥
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Grief, Classism, Bullying, and Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death, Medical content, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol
tangleroot_eli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Graphic: Alcohol and Infidelity
Moderate: Racism, Classism, Body shaming, Sexual content, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Homophobia, and Death
jessi21'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
5.0
Moderate: Death
Minor: Racism
sarah984'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death
Minor: Dementia, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Cancer, Drug use, Transphobia, Bullying, and Classism
hobbithopeful'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
This is a queer coming of age novel that follows teenage Aria during the years that gay marriage is legalized. Fantastic read, just didn't have the magic of the other book for me.
This is also touted as being a "companion novel" to Last Night at the Telegraph Club. In my opinion this is not really true, we get a brief mention of the characters but they never *actually* appear on page.
Malinda Lo has a beautiful way of writing, whenever I read anything by her I always feel drawn into the pages. If she is talking about sandy beaches I feel the heat on my face, and the sand in between my toes. If she talks about brush strokes on a canvas, the stiff fabric feels as real to me as the thick paint that glides across it.
I also love the cover, it so perfectly encapsulates the feeling of the book and the title. The way it draws your eye across the page and is full of colors, the symbolism is very well done.
If I had to nitpick I wish the toxic relationship between
A must read for sure.
And the ending, while bittersweet, I don't think it could have ended any other way. BUT there were several threads and unanswered questions I had about several characters that felt very open ended and just left me with more questions. (Not always a bad occurrence, but still. I want to know who is engaged to who etc)
Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Death, Sexism, and Grief
Minor: Racism, Bullying, and Homophobia
kappafrog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Sexual content
Moderate: Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Medical content, Sexism, Death, Dementia, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Religious bigotry, Racism, and Incest
bookishsapphicshay'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
4.75
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Infidelity
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Sexual content, Racism, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Misogyny
Minor: Cancer