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A review by bookcasey
Would You Rather by Allison Ashley
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I strongly recommend reading the content warnings here. At one point the internalized ableism was so strong and constant that I wanted to yell at the character to go to therapy already.
That said, there’s chronic illness representation in this one, the characters are fairly lovable even if not diverse, and I did want to root for them.
That said, there’s chronic illness representation in this one, the characters are fairly lovable even if not diverse, and I did want to root for them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Grief and Medical content
Minor: Abandonment and Car accident
This book contains strong and repetitive themes of internalized ableism, specifically not wanting to be a “burden.”
There are also themes of parental estrangement.