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Before We Disappear by Shaun David Hutchinson

51 reviews

pvbobrien's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Racism, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

thebookishell's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• 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

4.5

This was a cover-purchase at first but in the end I was so happy I’ve read it. 

Perfect pacing, slow-burn, a lovely subtle romance that isn’t the main focus but still there and placed perfectly, totally fitting for the young characters. 

I could hardly put it down because it really made me want to know what happens next. 

Maybe check the trigger warnings because of one or two scenes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Racism and Sexual harassment

verito2805's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Child abuse, and Classism

mals_library's review against another edition

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Misogyny, Classism, Homophobia, Sexism, and Racism

orchidd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Racism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gaslighting, Stalking, Misogyny, Sexism, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Murder

doylee's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

This is another 3.5/5 but also subject to change. Not sure yet.

I needed someone cute & queer & I got exactly that! Love that for myself. I love these fantastical historical fiction stories that allow the past to be a little better than it actually was. I was invested in this story fairly quickly & I was able to get to know & love (or hate) all the characters pretty quickly too which I love. 

Sometimes I was confused a bit by the writing. And I almost never notice writing faults. Some scenes were very rushed & not descriptive enough for my taste & then sometimes the descriptions just didn’t really make sense in my mind. 

Apart from that, this is a fun story that I really enjoyed after being in such a reading slump for all of February. It was quite sad at times but the overall emotion is pretty happy & I loved that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Racism and Kidnapping

Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, and Death of parent

aus10england's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• 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

4.75

First five star fiction of the year! 

Wow, my least reached genres are for sure historical fiction and fantasy, but in this case it just WORKED for me. 

I found the main characters charming yet flawed, and their actions made sense with their character development.

I may be biased as a Seattleite, but I very much enjoyed being sent back to that time and learning some new history along the way. It was nice to have characters who were free to love in the 1910’s even though that would be very historically inaccurate for the time period obviously. 

Overall, a great read that I’ll be thinking about for the rest of the year!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Slavery, and Torture

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Alcohol

rey_therese07's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Racism, Homophobia, Sexism, and Sexual content

greyys_libraryy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Blood, Chronic illness, Classism, Gaslighting, Murder, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: Vomit and Torture

puddlemud's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

• 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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, and Sexism