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emily_mh'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? No
Rep: Aboriginal MC and SCs
Graphic: Sexual assault, Confinement, Violence, Colonisation, Hate crime, Racism, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Cursing, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Grief, Child abuse, and Slavery
Minor: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Sexual violence, Murder, Excrement, Misogyny, Death of parent, Car accident, Sexual content, Body shaming, Gun violence, Blood, Infidelity, Sexism, Ableism, Alcohol, Police brutality, Death, Fatphobia, and Vomit
Major: missing loved one Moderate: multiple uses of the racist A-slur, loss of a loved one Minor: one use of the racist a-slur, reference to the Stolen Generation, imprisonment, disordered eating, lynching, child birth, toxic masculinitypjkem's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Racism, Racial slurs, and Violence
sophiareadswaytoomuch's review
- 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
The main character, Stace, has a very strong narrative voice and I would honestly love to know her in real life.
I love the depiction of her life and her relationships. She was really well written- she feels like an actual teenager, and even the times I was frustrated with her choices they were so firmly in character that the story still worked.
Also I found myself genuinely quite spooked at times: I definitely recommend not reading it at night.
Graphic: Colonisation
Moderate: Sexual assault and Racism
anxiousnachos's review
3.0
Content warnings: kidnapping, confinement, injury detail, racism, sexual assault, violence
Graphic: Kidnapping and Confinement
Moderate: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
beautifulpaxielreads's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Ableism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Car accident
Racial slurs used against First Nations Australians,