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megelizabeth's review against another edition
2.5
I really wanted to love this, but I mostly just felt irritated by it, and, while it was of course very sad, it didn't have as much of an emotional impact on me as I was expecting. It got the 90s vibes and the New York setting spot-on, and I liked the coming-of-age and queer community and resistance elements, but I just couldn't get past how it essentially legitimised predatory grooming relationships, with one being extremely central to the story. The tone was also a bit off and it went back and forth between reading like YA and then really not. Sadly, a really disappointing read overall :(
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Death, Violence, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
bruhbruh's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
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? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Excrement, Grief, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
fenouil's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Alcohol, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Terminal illness, Homophobia, and Violence
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