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denisescoffeebreak'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
5.0
I think it was written beautifully, at some point it wasn’t reading but almost like watching the scenes of a movie right before my eyes.
We know from the start of the book that Jude is such a troubled character and that really does make you affectionate to his character - he isn’t against recovery, he just can’t excuse it for himself, he grew up learning to only allow pain in his life and that itself it’s such a difficult thing to unlearn.
There wasn’t any need for William to do a proper coming out, even his relationship with Jude didn’t really revolve around their sexuality but the respect and trust in each-other, so why is there a need to specify their sexuality? who cares.
The book was indeed very very heavy on the subjects but in my opinion it was expected - I think it’s not a reason to bash the book, that’s low key what it is known for, it is not an easy read, which is why I (like many others) suggest you check the trigger warnings before reading.
I sometimes had to put down the book to take a big breath but that’s what made me like it even more, it touched me enough to have a physical reaction lol.
One thing I didn’t like it’s yet another representation of a toxic gay love story, although again (sorry) expected in this book (that I know it’s not known for it’s”love story” though, which is good).
Anyways five starts because it really touched me and I couldn’t put it down. :)
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicide, Body horror, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Trafficking
em1339'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
Graphic: Car accident, Medical content, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Classism, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Body shaming, Bullying, Physical abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Rape
kayleighr'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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Body shaming, Grief, Self harm, Car accident, Classism, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Pedophilia, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Ableism, Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Suicide, Stalking, Child abuse, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Suicide attempt
aliceelizabethb'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: Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Addiction, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Self harm, Pedophilia, Medical content, Child abuse, Classism, Sexual violence, Outing, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Torture, Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Car accident, Drug use, Rape, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Homophobia, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
grboph'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
3.5
Graphic: Drug use, Suicide, Ableism, Eating disorder, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Chronic illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Child death, Addiction, Gore, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Confinement
Moderate: Abandonment, Stalking, Alcohol, Cancer, Death of parent, Infidelity, Classism, and Terminal illness
Minor: Homophobia, Medical trauma, and Outing
ninireads_03'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
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Self harm, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Child death, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Classism and Racism
Minor: Transphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
chomperpupper'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Acephobia/Arophobia, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Trafficking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Medical trauma, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
fabycamurugy'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
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pedophilia, Cursing, Dementia, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Classism, Child death, Chronic illness, Body shaming, Drug use, Child abuse, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Torture
frootymeli's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Violence, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Vomit, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
litah'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
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Cultural appropriation, Confinement, Bullying, Blood, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Classism, Child abuse, Car accident, Ableism, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Addiction, Hate crime, Grief, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Body horror, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Self harm, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Drug use, Abandonment, Vomit, Violence, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse