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msrae89'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: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Self harm
Moderate: Racism, Medical content, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia
Minor: Alcohol
ehoustonmyatt's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Self harm, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Sexism, and Racism
kaywhiteley'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
3.75
- Lovable characters (for the most part)
- Queer found family <3
- Diverse main characters
- Description of burnout and mental illness
The eh:
- Some of the dialogue felt incredibly unrealistic to me (like the full names)
- The more poetic, lyrical writing was very pretty but sometimes it didn’t mesh with the rest of the book
- How the hell was she surviving jobless, jumping from place to place?
If my friend told me they were having a bad time and then disappeared off the face of the earth I would be PISSED and I just feel like none of her friends were mad enough
It was a solid, quick, entertaining read but I think I was looking for more. While I related to Grace, I didn’t feel a lot of emotion.
Moderate: Racism, Self harm, and Homophobia
Minor: Suicide attempt
megelizabeth's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
This is a brilliant book in many ways. It deftly and movingly explores mental health and burnout, parental and societal expectations, friendship and love, and the experience of being in your twenties not knowing what you should do with your life. I really liked Grace's character and a lot of the side characters are fabulous too. There's more romance than I was expecting, but that wasn't a bad thing as I loved seeing Grace and Yuki connect and come together. It's also very unapologetically queer and we always love to see that!
The main thing I didn't like - or which I at least which had been properly explored - was the ethically questionable relationship between two characters. The writing style is also a bit pretentious and is overly saccharine at times, and it's very millennial (but it is literally mentioned on the blurb that the author writes for millennials and so I suppose I can't really complain about that!). As I've said, I did really appreciate this book overall and did find it to have a lot of great things to say, and despite the writing style grating on me at times, I'm still interested to see if Morgan Rogers comes out with anything else in the future.
Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Misogyny, Homophobia, and Drug use
catch__up'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
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness
Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Abandonment
Minor: Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual content
_rhea_'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
4.0
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Homophobia, Self harm, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Alcohol
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
aimnorth'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
5.0
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Racism, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, and Sexual content
axel_p'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
3.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Self harm
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia and Racism
klimatyczny_bluszcz'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
3.75
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Racism, Self harm, and Sexism