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karwc'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
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Death of parent, Grief, Child death, Cursing, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Murder, and Suicide
goodin10tions'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
Highly recommend this book Trigger warning for grief and death (that is what the story is about)
Graphic: Grief and Death
Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Suicide
Minor: Mental illness
ohyeah_karyn'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: Cancer, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Car accident, Medical content, and Self harm
agenderberry335'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: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Suicide
vvabecca'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: Child death, Dysphoria, Grief, Mental illness, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Cancer, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Chronic illness, Confinement, Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, and Murder
_nutella52'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Grief, Suicide, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Terminal illness, Car accident, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Body horror
Minor: Sexual harassment, Medical content, and Racism
peachythi_books'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
I love this book so much, it’s so emotional and explores grief, death, acceptance, choice, identity, and humanity in such a beautiful; soft way. Wallace Price is such a fucking asshole but he is human and capable of very human feelings and we get to watch him explore that vulnerability. His bond with the main cast of characters is so wholesome and found family I love it. The book is comedic and lighthearted but then it sucker-punches you with these hard hitting moments of grief. All of the characters are so intriguing and fun to learn about. I loved every second of this book.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Child death, and Mental illness
maddamreads'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
4.5
I love it so much!!
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide
looking4thedr'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
This book had me laughing, crying and feeling everything in between. It has such amazing, charming and funny humour coupled with just fantastic emotional depth. The characters are also phenomenal and I thoroughly enjoyed watching their progress and growth throughout the story.
Wallace’s growing relationships with each of the other characters was comforting to watch as they grew into a family.
Also the entire second half of the story had balling my eyes out (in a good way), because of how the author wrote about grief and letting go and being thankful and about getting a certain amount of time with a person. It really struck an emotional cord with me. Moreover, the other reason for my tears was Wallace’s absolute tragic relationship with Hugo, because every time he was reminded they couldn’t touch I wanted to cry, because they loved each other so much and it was so unfair.
The ending was a bit of a shock, but I knew there would be a twist at the end. I could smell it. And what an absolutely marvellous twist it was. I couldn’t be happier. Although, I was still bittersweet (a theme I’m noticing) about Nelson’s end. I loved him so much, and his relationships with Hugo and Wallace, acting as the cool grandad / father figure. There’s more I probably want to say, but I’ll leave it here for now.
This book took me on a fantastic journey with characters that felt like real people, and was thoroughly easy to read (structurally, not emotionally, it’ll take a while to recover from this… in a good way), and everything that was introduced near the beginning of the story was resolved by its end. This is truly one of the most impactful books I’ve read in a while.
Graphic: Grief
Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Child death, Suicide attempt, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide
leonormsousa'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
Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Suicide, Child death, Grief, Animal death, Death, Murder, and Outing