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imds'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Death, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
melodyseestrees'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: Violence, Death, and Police brutality
Moderate: Body horror, Homophobia, and Blood
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Confinement
alex_wordweaver'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Gore, Death, and Vomit
Minor: Lesbophobia and Xenophobia
xosirenox'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: Blood, Police brutality, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Xenophobia, Death, and Emotional abuse
jpitts'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Police brutality
Minor: Body horror
twistykris'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
I really enjoyed the dual POV between Sophie and Mouth (with an interesting choice having Sophie's in 1st person and Mouth's in 3rd person?), as both characters went through a lot of growth and development. And I understand the using the concept of someone constantly being drawn back into a toxic friendship as character growth- it's realistic and difficult to escape. "When you look at someone through rose-colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags." But SO many times I just wanted to shake my dear, sweet Sophie and tell her that
I really enjoyed the first and last sections of this book. The middle has some pacing issues, in my opinion, with plot elements I wasn't super connected with. At times it felt like nothing was happening and then suddenly it's absolute chaos and I wonder if I accidentally skipped over some pages. But I absolutely LOVED all of the parts relating to the Gelet and their society and Sophie's connection with them. The environmental aspect mixed with the ugliness of human nature was very well-established. I wish we got more time with them, especially as the ending felt like it wrapped up too quickly.
Overall, an enjoyable read, but definitely frustrating at times with certain character decisions and pacing that just wasn't for me.
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Grief, Homophobia, and Blood
Minor: Animal death and Confinement
novelyon'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Cursing, Violence, Toxic friendship, Death, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Police brutality, and Classism
Minor: Murder, War, Medical content, and Body horror
beccaand'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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Homophobia, and Body horror
Minor: Animal death
anniereads221's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Dysphoria, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Hate crime
puttingwingsonwords'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
Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Genocide, Grief, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Death of parent, Vomit, and Homophobia
Minor: Suicidal thoughts