What the community thinks
summary of 5272 ratings (see reviews)
Content warnings
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Self harm (28 reviewers), Alcoholism (13 reviewers), Child death (12 reviewers), Child abuse (11 reviewers), Toxic relationship (10 reviewers), Mental illness (10 reviewers), Emotional abuse (10 reviewers), Violence (9 reviewers), Sexual content (9 reviewers), Sexual assault (8 reviewers), Drug use (7 reviewers), Death (7 reviewers), Vomit (6 reviewers), Rape (6 reviewers), Sexual violence (6 reviewers), Drug abuse (6 reviewers), Torture (5 reviewers), Addiction (5 reviewers), Grief (4 reviewers), Bullying (4 reviewers), Suicidal thoughts (4 reviewers), Animal cruelty (4 reviewers), Physical abuse (3 reviewers), Gore (3 reviewers), Blood (3 reviewers), Medical trauma (2 reviewers), Panic attacks/disorders (2 reviewers), Chronic illness (2 reviewers), Sexism (2 reviewers), Body shaming (2 reviewers), Domestic abuse (2 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (2 reviewers), Body horror (2 reviewers), Medical content (1 reviewer), Misogyny (1 reviewer), Terminal illness (1 reviewer), Fatphobia (1 reviewer), and Suicide (1 reviewer)Moderate
Sexual assault (3 reviewers), Alcoholism (2 reviewers), Child death (2 reviewers), Child abuse (2 reviewers), Mental illness (2 reviewers), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), Medical content (1 reviewer), Bullying (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Infertility (1 reviewer), Eating disorder (1 reviewer), Vomit (1 reviewer), Self harm (1 reviewer), Sexual violence (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Drug abuse (1 reviewer), and Emotional abuse (1 reviewer)Minor
Bullying (1 reviewer), Self harm (1 reviewer), Rape (1 reviewer), Incest (1 reviewer), and Adult/minor relationship (1 reviewer)Moods
mysterious 80%
tense 75%
emotional 33%
sad 25%
challenging 20%
reflective 10%
adventurous 4%
relaxing 1%
funny 0%
informative 0%
Pace
fast 37%
slow 7%
Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 15% | N/A: 0%Loveable characters?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 84% | Yes: 7% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters centre-stage?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1% | No: 1%Average rating
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What the community thinks
summary of 5272 ratings (see reviews)
Content warnings
Graphic
Self harm (28 reviewers), Alcoholism (13 reviewers), Child death (12 reviewers), Child abuse (11 reviewers), Toxic relationship (10 reviewers), Mental illness (10 reviewers), Emotional abuse (10 reviewers), Violence (9 reviewers), Sexual content (9 reviewers), Sexual assault (8 reviewers), Drug use (7 reviewers), Death (7 reviewers), Vomit (6 reviewers), Rape (6 reviewers), Sexual violence (6 reviewers), Drug abuse (6 reviewers), Torture (5 reviewers), Addiction (5 reviewers), Grief (4 reviewers), Bullying (4 reviewers), Suicidal thoughts (4 reviewers), Animal cruelty (4 reviewers), Physical abuse (3 reviewers), Gore (3 reviewers), Blood (3 reviewers), Medical trauma (2 reviewers), Panic attacks/disorders (2 reviewers), Chronic illness (2 reviewers), Sexism (2 reviewers), Body shaming (2 reviewers), Domestic abuse (2 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (2 reviewers), Body horror (2 reviewers), Medical content (1 reviewer), Misogyny (1 reviewer), Terminal illness (1 reviewer), Fatphobia (1 reviewer), and Suicide (1 reviewer)Moderate
Sexual assault (3 reviewers), Alcoholism (2 reviewers), Child death (2 reviewers), Child abuse (2 reviewers), Mental illness (2 reviewers), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), Medical content (1 reviewer), Bullying (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Infertility (1 reviewer), Eating disorder (1 reviewer), Vomit (1 reviewer), Self harm (1 reviewer), Sexual violence (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Drug abuse (1 reviewer), and Emotional abuse (1 reviewer)Minor
Bullying (1 reviewer), Self harm (1 reviewer), Rape (1 reviewer), Incest (1 reviewer), and Adult/minor relationship (1 reviewer)Moods
mysterious 80%
tense 75%
emotional 33%
sad 25%
challenging 20%
reflective 10%
adventurous 4%
relaxing 1%
funny 0%
informative 0%
Pace
fast 37%
slow 7%
Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 15% | N/A: 0%Loveable characters?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 84% | Yes: 7% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters centre-stage?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1% | No: 1%Average rating