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martereadsbooks's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Mental illness
Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide, and Animal death
Minor: Bullying, Murder, Suicide attempt, Rape, Pregnancy, and Self harm
_cassidyreads_'s review
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
3.0
I love that the author is trying to shine a light on mental health issues and the resounding impact they can have on families. The message of this book is really brilliant and the main character Sam has a unique voice which was pleasant to read. Overall I enjoyed reading this!
However, I found that the constant influx of 'issues' experienced by the main character made me start to feel detached from the story and the characters and therefore didn't recieve the full emotional impact that some of the situations should have provided. Reading negative event after negative event seemed too overwhelming for a book of this length especially because this book is aimed at younger readers I would have thought one or two main 'problems/obstacles for the MC to overcome' would have been more than enough.
However, I found that the constant influx of 'issues' experienced by the main character made me start to feel detached from the story and the characters and therefore didn't recieve the full emotional impact that some of the situations should have provided. Reading negative event after negative event seemed too overwhelming for a book of this length especially because this book is aimed at younger readers I would have thought one or two main 'problems/obstacles for the MC to overcome' would have been more than enough.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicide, Murder, Body horror, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Self harm, Addiction, Gun violence, and Medical content
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