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bluejay21's review
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Okay. I liked the premise, and found it really entertaining at parts. But I can't forgive how the author treated the narrator in the latter half of the book. Maxwell (the narrator) is in a really bad place when she has her miscarriage after being sexually assaulted, and then her boyfriend turns all the other characters against her. Maybe I'm too sensitive, but it really felt like the author was framing all the other characters as justified in their treatment of Maxwell. She's made into a bad guy for things that have happened to her. As I understood it, she didn't even know she was pregnant, and was very unwell after the miscarriage. But because she didn't immediately tell her boyfriend, the father, he went around calling her vile names. And it feels like the writing frames this as entirely justified and not the absolute worst way to treat someone. It also feels like the author uses this as a way for Maxwell to have a character flaw, this choice to keep intensely private information to herself. Anyway, I'm not here for that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
meganmagicmusings's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Minor: Miscarriage
lefeer01's review
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
I really, really enjoyed this read. The only thing keeping me from giving it 5 stars is that any sense of time is ironically lost. At one point, it's announced that Max has been at St Mary's for five years, but it's incredibly confusing how/when that happened. I can understand this book being the lowest rated from the series, which only makes me excited to read more in the series.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Violence, Gun violence, and Sexual content
lesleylovestea's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Miscarriage and Sexual content
ceetje's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Sexual content and Miscarriage
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