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leahlovesloslibros's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Veronica is a teenage photographer hoping to be discovered. Nico is a performance artist who strives to make his points with controversial art installations. When the two best friends meet the enigmatic Mick, whom Veronica promptly starts dating, things quickly go awry, and Mick has to figure out how she fits into the friendship without stirring up too much trouble.
Honestly, the relationship between Mick and Veronica seemed pretty toxic to me. It immediately started with Veronica constantly trying to push Mick to do things which she expressed that she was uncomfortable with, and it didn't stop. It also didn't seem very realistic how quickly everything escalated with them. Even high school "love" doesn't usually move that quickly, at least in my experiences.
Nico seemed like a weird dude from the start. He always gave off a bit of a creeper vibe. His actions in the second half of the book kind of seemed like they came out of left field, though. While I know the author probably didn't want to give away too much too soon, it seemed like he went from quirky to unhinged practically overnight, and without much explanation.
I didn't see much character growth throughout the story, either.
This was a quick read, and it did make me want to keep reading, which is why I'll leave it at 3 stars. I didn't hate it but I would only recommend it in certain situations.
Rep: lesbian MC, Latina lesbian LI, AAPI SC
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Car accident, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Cursing, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Additional TW/CW: underage drinking, toxic parent, parent kicking child out of home, bombs/explosionsrexreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Blood and Cursing
bookcrushin's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Car accident, Confinement, Death, Medical content, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Car accident, Mass/school shootings, and Stalking
baylaurels's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Medical content
Minor: Sexual content, Rape, Mass/school shootings, Infidelity, Gun violence, Animal death, and Addiction
Severe injury, parental abandonment, extreme fires (arson, wildfire), drowning, attempted murder by suffocation and hypothermia Mention of divorcezagsreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
i didn’t love the characters and i don’t think i was supposed to. they were all varying degrees of toxic, especially in relation to each other. the romance was fiery, but not in a good way, and it was never really addressed whether that be on purpose or not.
the plot was WILD. like i enjoyed it, and i found myself gasping and screaming at the book in frustration and surprise along with the characters.
the reason for the 3 is purely because i didn’t enjoy the book, i didn’t connect with it. but the writing was fluid and each character had a distinct voice. the plot was like two different stories or more woven together in a f*cked up whirlwind of pure chaos.
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Death
rbookish's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Blood, and Death