thejuliette's review
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Vomit, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Alcohol, Cursing, and Drug use
ashadaxa's review
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Abortion, Drug use, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Medical content
queenfury's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Spoiler
the characters went, "Gee, maybe we should let Max have control of his own body," after his mother tells the surgeons to proceed with an abortion after Max withdraws his consent, his choices in not wanting to be around his mother anymore and not reporting his rapist to the police or his parents are taken away from him yet again.I also found the writing itself to be quite bad. The POV shifts are frequent and often unnecessary. Aside from the literal child narrator, who is overly intelligent for his age due to autism (which is never remarked upon by any character), each character has the same narrative voice with almost no distinguishing features. The characters besides Max felt bland and two-dimensional.
Ultimately, I feel like this is a book with important themes that it misses the mark on.
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Vomit, and Drug use
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Abandonment
eliasiexil's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Rape, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Medical content, and Body shaming
Moderate: Vomit, Abortion, Alcohol, Drug use, Homophobia, and Medical trauma
delilahreads's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Graphic: Rape and Pregnancy
Moderate: Vomit, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders