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leaflit's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Biphobia, Bullying, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Racism, Alcohol, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Classism
spark_879's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape
Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, Homophobia, and Drug use
drug use = someone was druggedtherainbowshelf'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: Bullying, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Lesbophobia, Racism, and Classism
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Drug use
Minor: Alcohol and Vomit
Being drugged, blackmailhell_o_ana's review
- 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
Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual assault
Moderate: Racism, Bullying, Drug use, and Sexism
Minor: Homophobia
foreverinastory's review
- 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
Rep: Pansexual Mexican-American female MC with PTSD, white male love interest with PTSD, Latine lesbian female side character, sapphic female side character, Mexican-American side characters.
CWs: Body shaming, bullying, drugging of side character w/o consent, grief, homophobia, lesbophobia, mental illness (PTSD), racism, rape, sexual assault, sexual content, sexual violence.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
betweentheshelves'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
My heart ached for Ciela and Lock throughout this whole book, which I read in almost one sitting. This book is a stunning look at sexual assault, survivors, and the power structures that often surround being able to get justice and being believed. Seriously, this book is stunning.
Graphic: Bullying, Biphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape
Moderate: Homophobia and Drug use
Minor: Sexual content and Vomit
erinsbookshelves'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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Body shaming, Biphobia, Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Grief
kestrel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Now apart from that, I don't have many issues with the book. Some choices were made for sure, but I'm not sure what I feel about them yet. I do think it's a very important story, and I recommend it as long as it doesn't trigger you. It's about two SA survivors, one is a Mexican pan girl and the other one is a white guy, who are hurt at the same party and at the same time. The girl remembers everything and the pain makes her lose her power, while the guy doesn't remember much. They become friends and each other's support system, and then something more. There are also elements of magical realism in this story, like Ciela's power to guess the perfect pan dulce for someone, or things around her turning into mirror glass after that party (Well, it is loosely based on the Snow Queen fairytale).
Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Homophobia, and Body shaming
Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Biphobia
Minor: Alcoholism
alibader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This was a very difficult topic to read about and I think McLemore did it justice; this is a needed book in our society today. Using beautiful prose the author integrates gender, sexuality and racial conflicts into the novel. The characters felt so real with so many layers that were explored as the story progressed.
This was my first Anna-Marie McLemore novel and I'm excited to pick up more.
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Racism, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, and Physical abuse
Minor: Sexual content