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bookcaptivated's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Death, Police brutality, Blood, Grief, Kidnapping, Violence, Homophobia, Murder, and Racism
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Dementia, Outing, Alcoholism, Bullying, Alcohol, Car accident, Classism, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Torture
jkbrx's review
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
everything ties together VERY neatly at the end, which took me a bit out of the story but i guess is pretty standard for a YA book. i would have liked the resolution to last a bit longer, feels like a lot of really interesting stuff was skipped between the last chapter and epilogue
Graphic: Confinement, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Child death, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail
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