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joopa09'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: Abortion, Colonisation, Miscarriage, Infertility, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Classism
Moderate: Sexism, Bullying, and Infidelity
nikrib's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Classism, Sexual content, Death of parent, Bullying, and Child death
jrow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Abortion, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content
Minor: Stalking, Grief, Colonisation, Bullying, Vomit, and Abandonment
sabs98's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Classism, Abandonment, Blood, Infertility, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, and Death of parent
sedgewren'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
4.75
Moderate: Abortion, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Misogyny, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, and Bullying
kw05's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Transphobia
spongebobbiii'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Infertility, and Child death
Moderate: Bullying
reddeddy'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
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Abortion, Child abuse, Child death, and Classism
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, Xenophobia, Bullying, and Cursing
Minor: Ableism, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Islamophobia, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
house_of_hannah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I was alright with this at first though. I found the first third of the book to be fascinating as I learned about henna, the caste system of India, and their everyday lives. I rather liked the main character, Lakshmi, so it was interesting to see how she survived after running away as a teenager.
However, her 13 year old sister, Radha, changed a lot on how I feel about this book. At first she was a very sympathetic character. She had lost her parents, discovered her long-lost sister, and had nothing to her name. She quickly starts acting like a spoiled brat though, and no matter what Lakshmi sacrifices it isn't good enough for her. I was so annoyed at how this selfish child, who wanted to act like an adult, was causing so many problems that I just couldn't enjoy the book anymore.
The writing style is very descriptive and vibrant. This was ok for the first half of the book, but by the end I was a bit bored, and found myself skimming over the excessive descriptions.
Graphic: Abortion, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Infertility, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Misogyny, and Grief
Minor: Bullying and Sexual assault
barefootamy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Misogyny