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particledamage'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
4.25
But once the story got truly going, pushing past character introductions and scene setting, an amazing story blossomed. This book is stuffed to the brim with a compelling cast and stories that you don't always encounter. It knows exactly what it wants to be and it takes you along with it, eager to travel through time and history.
I've been in a reading rut for ages but this story brought me back.
So, if there's anyone out there who maybe feels discouraged by Part 1, keep going, it's well worth it.
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Hate crime
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Sexism
Minor: Alcohol and Drug use
galexy_brain'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Violence
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Deadnaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, and War
azarab'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
4.75
This story tackles race, gender and childhood trauma. We watch the twins’ lives transform before our eyes.
My only con of the book is that the timeline at times confuse me.
Graphic: Transphobia, Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Dementia, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, and Racial slurs
emmagreenwood'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
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Transphobia, and Xenophobia
nenaveenstra'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
And I enjoyed both of them, a lot. I'm not sure why I'm giving four stars, not five - I kept thinking about this book whenever I had to pause reading for a bit. But I did get bored sometimes, too. Or maybe annoyed - Stella and Kennedy are pretty hard to deal with sometimes.
Moderate: Dementia, Domestic abuse, and Racism
Minor: Sexism
f18'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
3.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Dementia, Dysphoria, Hate crime, and Racism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Violence
Minor: Blood, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Murder
colorismodina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
jamie_reads_stuff'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
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Grief, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Transphobia
bedtimesandbooks'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
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Transphobia, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, Bullying, Abandonment, Dementia, Drug use, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Violence
skudiklier'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
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Misogyny, Medical content, Hate crime, Grief, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Cursing