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readingduckling'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
4.0
I didn't like the Harry Potter references because I think after the things that she did we should avoid everything JKR like the plague.
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Lesbophobia and Homophobia
Minor: Suicide
mel_j's review
- 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
2.0
I did like the illustrations – the roses! The moths! – and I loved Esen and Dev.
Maybe I'm too old now for YA, though.
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Suicide attempt, Racism, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Outing, and Medical trauma
williamabookworm'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Death, Lesbophobia, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Violence, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Blood, Cancer, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Minor: Suicide
readingqueerly's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
The story itself helps enormously of course. The way this book is structured both practically and plot-wise makes for a very interesting and compelling read. It very much feels like two books in one. The first part being the cute, fun, and sweet romcom, but the second being the hope crushing and heart wrenching existential dread part. It's easy to feel so much hope for them, but when that sad ending seems to be nearing it just made me want to read faster and make sure there was a life for them together beyond death (spoiler not spoiler I guess? It's literally in the blurb tho).
I really do recommend it if you're looking for a mildly spooky but mainly emotion filled book for this spooky period.
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Murder
cosmicwillow's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Death, Lesbophobia, and Car accident
Moderate: Suicide, Murder, Drug use, and Terminal illness
Minor: Cancer
awkwardimagination's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I had quite a few issues with it actually, characters being vague is only part of it, but I did still enjoy this book.
Moderate: Child death, Murder, and Death
Minor: Lesbophobia, Violence, Vomit, Suicide, Racism, and Homophobia
bookcaptivated'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Car accident
Moderate: Grief, Child death, and Blood
Minor: Cursing, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Cancer, Classism, Abandonment, Addiction, and Religious bigotry
amazelan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
1.0
j'ai trouvé l'écriture banale, vraiment pas incroyable. en fait c'est très YA dans le sens cliché du terme, même si j'arriverais pas à exprimer précisément pourquoi.
et surtout, surtout, la romance m'a fait ni chaud ni froid. c'est trop rapide, irréaliste, et si niais?? trop pour moi en tout cas. le fait que ça soit l'élément central du livre explique pourquoi je l'ai si peu aimé. en +, les personnages sont complètement définies par la romance, j'ai pas réussi à m'y attacher ou à ressentir quoique ce soit quand il leur arrivait des trucs. et du coup les personnages secondaires sont pas du tout creusé.es, ce qui est carrément dommage vu qu'au moins elleux auraient pas été défini.es par l'amour.
c'est dommage parce que le début vend du suspense, un univers intéressant. mais au final l'univers est pas du tout exploré, on apprend rien dessus. et après le début on doit attendre 100 pages (sur 289 pour l'ebook) pour qu'il y ait un tout petit peu d'action. couvert, toujours, sous le rose bonbon de la romance.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Death, Blood, Car accident, and Violence
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Suicide and Terminal illness
hailstorm3812'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Car accident, Child death, and Death
Minor: Lesbophobia and Homophobia
hannahg3mm311'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death
Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia