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challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Medical content, Violence, Death of parent, Death, Bullying, Blood, and Child death
sarah984's review
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
The parts of the book describing the tragedy and its immediate aftermath are compelling but overall the book felt kind of pointless. The teenage girl and the intellectually disabled character both felt more like vehicles for other characters’ development than characters in their own right (and it's interesting in my opinion which slurs the author deemed fit for print) and I didn't like that a sexual relationship between a 16-year-old and a 21-year-old was written about like it was so romantic. Parts of the story involving her felt over the top.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Grief, Gore, Infidelity, Medical content, and Racism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
A major plot point in this book involves a disaster where
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