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cass_ward's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Morgan, thank you a thousand times for this story. For the bravery in your characters, for the fight to be seen that you gave absolute justice to, for talking about queerness in more ways than one, and for acknowledging that things are hard and they do suck sometimes. From one lonely creature to another lonely creature - thank you.
Read this book! You won’t regret it.
Moderate: Self harm and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Alcohol, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail
readingwithkaitlyn'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
3.5
Graphic: Self harm, Child abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Racism
Minor: Death of parent, Misogyny, War, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Drug use, and Vomit
thatenbyisisreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Overall, this is a super cute, sapphic read! Definitely, such a great way to kick off this year's pride!!
Graphic: Alcohol, Mental illness, Racism, and Self harm
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt
escapismforlife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I was patient reading while Grace recovers from being a perfectionist who has a plan laid out for her. One she has been focused on through her late teens and entire twenties. Not to mention recovery from the expectations by her military black dad. And a nomadic mom , whose white, that left her all alone with these pressures.
But she has some tendencies that are straining her relationships. Most often when she gets afraid or overwhelmed and runs from Portland to New York City and then Sansbury, Flordia. It happen every tim she felt the urge to be stubborn and wanted to push her family away. Even those she met over the years.
I'm all for space but she completely didn't let anyone who understood know what was going on with her . Which is okay for someone who has the pressure of a career goal. But a the same its like not like everyone has it together. Like has a full on PhD and those ready to be supportive about the issues in one academic program. But maybe if this was me after eleven years of my life I'd understand it better.
Graphic: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Racism
gitruz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I read this book because I saw it had a fanfiction trope and i needed a silly light read. It's pretty self-explanatory that a book with this prompth will be cute, and it is in many ways. I love the dynamics of having to get to know your wife, specially when you don't live in the same city. Their funny little chats with each other. That they joke of divorce and wills. I do that with my best friend that I'm kinda married to. And with my best friend I am married to. They also have these cute and reflective phone calls that just warms my heart.
I love all the friends in this book the most, they're extremely well written, dimensional characters. Found family as far as the eye can see. She makes me want better friends. The way book shows platonic love is gorgeous. Platonic love in books, and in real life is very underrated. The language used makes you warm when you read it. Some would call it sickly-sweet, but it's balanced by real life struggles.
Grace as a character are extremely relatable to me, how she's so focused on the path and finishing your degree and then to realise when you are on the other side that you don't know what to do now. How that can really affect you mentally, I see myself in that, specially since she's experiencing it as a 29 year old.
So, even though I went into this book thinking I would just read a lighthearted-book with a fanfic trope, and it definitely was a lot more than that, it was an amazing read.
The whole book just makes me feel bigger than myself. Read it!
Moderate: Mental illness and Self harm
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism
friendofdorothea's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts
matheo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, Grief, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Lesbophobia, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Drug use, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, and War
madisone'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
2.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, and Self harm
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
ridesthesun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
These lonely creatures absolutely stole my heart ❤❤
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Self harm, Alcohol, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Misogyny, and Mental illness
Minor: Lesbophobia
dakarif's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Sexual content