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shadestate's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What a wonderful, raw exploration of grief, community, and guilt. How avoiding deep pain doesn't make it disappear. It just gets a chance to linger and fester. I loved how Mackenzie, the main character, was deeply flawed. Anxious, avoidant, pushing people away because she feels like a burden. Unable to ask for help. Falling into the trap that pretending you're okay is the same as not making your loved ones worried. Yet still loved by her family and friends. Because we all have our flaws, the bad.
A five of cups book at its core. Definitely want to reread this late October, when I think the pages will speak even more than they did now, at the start of spring.
A five of cups book at its core. Definitely want to reread this late October, when I think the pages will speak even more than they did now, at the start of spring.
Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Colonisation
Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Racism, and Child death
Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Body horror, and Murder
thehmkane's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Child death and Death
Minor: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism
melodyseestrees's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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: Body horror, Blood, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Addiction, and Alcohol
Minor: Drug abuse, Vomit, Drug use, and Alcoholism
readingwithkaitlyn's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Grief, Blood, Violence, Racism, and Animal death
Minor: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Cancer
Residential schools, heart attacks, drowning, missing people, MMIWG2S.
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