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yvonne_cl'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Confinement and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Car accident, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment
lena_and_her_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Took me a while to get into. Sometimes a little bit too predictable and cliché...But at other times I couldn´t put it down.
Overall a great sapphic read.
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
sapphiccrit5510'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? N/A
5.0
Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual content
Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Police brutality, and Grief
grass_nok'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia and Police brutality
Moderate: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Cursing
mryshells's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Death, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
questingnotcoasting'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? No
5.0
August is a brilliant main character and I felt like I really understood her after only a few chapters. I also found Jane fascinating and I loved seeing their relationship develop. They complemented each other so well and I was rooting for them immediately. I also so enjoyed August making friends with her new flatmates, neighbours and colleagues. It was so heart-warming seeing her find a home and a community and I felt so involved in their lives. I'd have happily just read about their day-to-day lives in their flat and in their community. I think I loved this book even more than Red, White and Royal Blue, mainly because of the cast of loveable queer characters.
While I would have been hooked by Jane and August's romance alone, I also found the mystery element so intriguing. I was desperate to find out why Jane was there and how they'd help her. I finished the book in two days and while I didn't want the experience to be over, I also didn't want to not be reading it. I finished it last week and I've been thinking about it ever since. I felt myself missing the characters so I know I'll re-read it, maybe even later this year.
I'm often wary of magical realism because sometimes I find it hard to settle into a world which treads the line between fantasy and reality. However it's a testament to how good McQuiston's prose and characters are that I never questioned the logic of the story. I just became immediately engrossed in it and was very happy to go along for the ride.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, and Police brutality
whatcaitreads'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
5.0
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Police brutality and Lesbophobia
mo345'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Sexual content, and Police brutality
anaaafortinn'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, and Grief
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Police brutality, Stalking, and Car accident
harrownova'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual content
Moderate: Racism and Police brutality