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peggy_racham's review against another edition
4.75
Hard to write a review of such a character oriented book. No surprise that I loved this book. Patrick Ness has a way of pulling you into the story every time. All the snipets of the past were so good even when it broke my heart. Love it
Graphic: Murder, Outing, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Blood, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Child death, Death, and Medical content
goldyyy'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
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Suicide attempt, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, Homophobia, Murder, Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Car accident, and Gun violence
Minor: Alcohol and Alcoholism
_kathill's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Suicide attempt, Violence, Blood, Gore, Homophobia, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Child abuse, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, and Gun violence
wonkwink'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: Body horror and Suicide
Minor: Murder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Physical abuse
miagw962'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
"Life does not have to go how you think it will," Tomasz says. "Not even when you are very sure what is going to happen."
Let me start by saying I love love love Patrick Ness - I love him and I love his books so much. Loved the Chaos Walking series and loved his standalone novels even more. I had heard really good things about this book, moreso than the other ones he's done so I was super pumped. And yes, it was pretty cute and interesting and easy to read and well-written. It did not, however, hit as hard as the rest of his novels have for me. It might've had something to do with the eventual
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Blood, Child death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, and Suicide
tmchopra'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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Body horror, Gore, and Grief
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Abandonment, Cursing, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, and Vomit
vthecreature's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I didn’t see some of the smaller plot twists coming such as
The characters weren’t super complex,
Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Physical abuse, Outing, Suicide, and Blood
Moderate: Confinement, Homophobia, Body horror, and Child death
Minor: Racism, Body shaming, Sexual content, and Bullying
Kidnappingamandasystems's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
A fun and exciting read that seems to think it’s a a good bit more intelligent than it really is with a rather disappointing ending.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Fatphobia
armontheroad'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: Child death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Outing, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gore, Body horror, Grief, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Car accident, Child abuse, and Murder
aviery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Grief, Gore, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Drug use, and Fatphobia