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k_coston's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
I go into recommendations blind and all I heard was this made people on tiktok cry, so here is my review after listening to the audiobook for 3 months spoilers are present
1. there's a problem with how there was no care provided to Jude after he got outta his situation like Anya ow whatever her name was didn't set up any counseling after what he went and survived through???? OK, it seems fake, but ok
2. he's such a victim, like it's hard for me to feel sympathy when they unravel his story intermittently throughout the book . It explains why he's like that but it's just a me thing that I didn't like how the book was set up I almost would've wanted them to wait until the end to reveal what happened to him
3. I feel like the author was deriving pleasure how much she was dumping on Jude, like it was extremely hard to continue at times, and I would've dnfed if I was reading the actual book. I feel like that experience with Dr trailer was completely unnecessary to the story like it was just like "again really we already did this with brother luke" while listening to it also the story of how the Dr got Jude needed to be explained more throughly
4. willem and Jude had respect for each other but not love like willem took advantage of Jude and that really disgusted me when we found out he suspected Jude didn't like having sex with him and he still subjected him to it? after already guessing he had sexual trauma, you did that to the person you supposedly loved most? actually, he didn't even respect him. You don't do that to people you love.
5. how does Jude have a backbone in only 1 area of his life? only work. on top of not having a backbone, he doesn't have a personality! he doesnt share anything about himself it seems like he's being pitied by everyone around him all the time, like he does not develop whatsoever from page one and I feel like I myself don't know anything about Jude other than he doesn't like himself but even after a while a victim has to take a stand for themselves and we're rooting for him to get some self esteem and it just never develops. if you don't have a backbone for yourself and for no one else, how are you supposed to stand the test of time? how are you supposed to take the rocks that life throw at you??? that's exactly why Caleb was allowed to do what he did to Jude and why Jude was always bound to kill himself in the end.
6. this is a book that doesn't have any character development in the slightest and I was holding out until the last moment that the author would do the humane thing and give Jude a happy ending but no. it was a vile book of trauma porn with no resolution so you spend the entire book reading about unthinkable pain and suffering so much so that you start wanting him to die to put him out of his misery.
very cruel Hanya.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Torture, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Addiction, Grief, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Suicide, Gore, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug use, and Eating disorder
jojomaur'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: Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Violence, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Medical content, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Car accident, Child abuse, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, and Sexual violence
marmorienkeli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.25
and please check trigger warnings before reading
Graphic: Self harm, Child abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, and Suicide
Moderate: Drug use, Car accident, and Child death
kolbiet's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Rape, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Violence, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Child death, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Eating disorder
tashilovesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Self harm, Physical abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Rape, Emotional abuse, Grief, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Suicide
barnesd'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
2.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Gore, Grief, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, and Abandonment
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Addiction
Minor: Child death, Car accident, and Vomit
ramennoodsnoods'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: Grief, Child death, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Body shaming, Addiction, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Torture, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Gore, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Drug use, Death, Chronic illness, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship
avenevs'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
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Gore, Grief, Self harm, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Drug use, Racism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Suicide, Child death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Car accident, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence
18ksmith's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Violence, Mental illness, Rape, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, and Grief
Moderate: Dementia, Ableism, and Drug abuse
Minor: Homophobia
rubyloo___'s review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Trafficking, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture