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eri002's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Cursing, Car accident, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug use, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, and Abortion
amanda_reads89'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
4.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Grief, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, and Sexism
Minor: Cultural appropriation, Antisemitism, and Abortion
quotablehedgehog's review
- 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
2.5
Graphic: Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Death, Dysphoria, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Medical content, Misogyny, Transphobia, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Racism, Homophobia, Xenophobia, and Sexism
Minor: Pregnancy, Abortion, Alcohol, Cursing, Antisemitism, Classism, Drug use, Ableism, and Racial slurs
rsagarin's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Abortion, Cancer, Mental illness, Murder, Terminal illness, and Violence
eri_off_the_shelf'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
4.25
Graphic: Car accident, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Medical content, and Blood
Moderate: Cursing, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Mass/school shootings, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Death
Minor: Alcohol and Abortion
kyriannaj's review
- 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
Graphic: Car accident, Blood, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Classism, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Drug use, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Sexual violence
sbnptwrn's review
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Grief, Gun violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Homophobia, Medical content, Racism, Sexism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Antisemitism, Cancer, Abortion, and Pregnancy
blairsatellite's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Suicide, Abortion, Medical trauma, Vomit, Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Cursing, Ableism, Mass/school shootings, Cancer, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Hate crime, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Chronic illness, Car accident, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Misogyny, Gore, Cultural appropriation, Classism, and Terminal illness
dramagirl2003'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? Yes
5.0
sam and sadie are basically the dream team, and marx is such a good facilitator. the author's choice of time era was perfect, and she obviously wrote from somewhat of a personal experience
p11:
And yet, he knew himself and he knew he was the type of person that never called anyone, unless he was absolutely certain the advance would be welcomed.
p40: WHAT
p41: ha, she's right, she totally is like the solution player
p43: girlie this doesn't seem healthy, go get real friends
p66: huh? the MCs are born in '74? they're old
p82: they're not speaking again? seriously
p209: that is a twist! to be fair if this is the reason they stop speaking I can understand that
p265: purely based on the fact that one of the sections is called marriages,
p267: you what
p283: don't tell me
p331:
p335:
p338: before I read any further let's have another prediction based this section title...if it's called the npc because
p340: I'M SCARED
p344: no! i'm gonna cry for poor charlotte and adam cause i bet they won't get to make their game now and they really needed this ☹️
p351: sam! that is an unnecessary insult bro
p356: NOT ANT
P360: OH THANK THE LORD
p361: OH HE FREAKING BETTER NOT!!
p363:
p365: AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 😭😭😭😭😭
@esthersanderson! GIRL! DID YOU BUY ME THIS BOOK JUST TO PUT ME THROUGH ALL THIS EMOTIONAL TRAUMA???
p368: how am i supposed to move on in this book knowing that
p404: oh my goshhhh, it's the "tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" speech
p446: ok this a slightly immature reason not to speak, but she's grieving so we'll forgive her
Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicide, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, and Cancer
Minor: Abandonment, Cultural appropriation, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Car accident, Vomit, Abortion, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
eskinner97's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
I want to begin this review by discussing the cover and the title. I do believe that the cover and title of this book played a huge part in my reluctance to want to read it. Not only was I put off by these at the beginning, but I also found the overall description of the book to be dry and unappealing. The cover, while I understand the reasoning behind its graphics, I am not a fan, even after reading the book. I feel as if there is just so much going on and find it to be distracting. Concerning the title, I was originally very put off by the choice. However, as I reached the end of the book, I began to understand the choice, and surprisingly gained an appreciation for it. I will not reveal any spoilers, but I will say that the reason behind the title was a revelation to me and brought tears to my eyes as I made the discovery.
Now that I have gotten my first impressions off my chest, I want to discuss more of the storyline and the writing. Regarding the storyline, I found that once I got over my reluctance to begin the book and started reading, I began to enjoy the story. I started to enjoy not only the story but found things in each character that I could relate to, appreciate, and understand. If it were for the storyline only, my rating of this book would be higher. I honestly would have probably considered rating it a five if I could be blind to the issues that I found throughout the novel as I read. Due to my original thoughts of the novel, I find myself being embarrassed about the fact, that the storyline in my mind was well done. But this wouldn’t be an honest review if I withheld this, would it? Honestly, I found that throughout the story I experienced so many emotions, and found myself immersed in the story, and wanting it to continue. I found myself falling in love with it and saw my overall thoughts and rating improve.
But, as you can see, my rating was influenced by more than the storyline. My rating, as all ratings should be, is based on the storyline as well as how the author delivered the story. While I like the storyline, I was not a fan of how the author wrote, and how some of the messages were delivered. For example, how it followed multiple perspectives, I feel was a distraction to the reader. Instead of giving perspectives their own chapters, their own light, in other words, the perspectives were intertwined with one another inside chapters, inside paragraphs, etc. I felt that with the power that the story could have had, I think if the perspectives were given their own room to grow and develop, it would have been less of a distraction and more of an aid to the novel as a whole.
The other thing that bothered me about the writing may just be a personal preference. Call me old-fashioned if you need to, but I thought that the language, drug use, and sex throughout were unnecessary and hindered the novel. These were the reasons that caused me to rate the novel lower. Again, this could just be a personal preference, but I had very strong opinions about how prevalent these were throughout the story.
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Minor: Abortion, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, and Alcohol