tetedump'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
3.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault
carinadiaz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
stephmcoakley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Cultural appropriation, Racism, Religious bigotry, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Stalking
megold12'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
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Mental illness
Minor: Suicide
marissab'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
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
Moderate: Dysphoria, Miscarriage, Rape, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Racial slurs
Minor: Cursing, Police brutality, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Murder, Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide attempt, and Violence
charlie6's review
Graphic: Sexual violence, Miscarriage, and Rape
ccassidy98'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
4.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Suicide, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship
ghorsford'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
4.5
Moderate: Racism and Rape
paulawind'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
4.0
Thank you for not having her end up with a man and having family and friends be the most important relationships in her life
Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Fatphobia, Grief, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Acephobia/Arophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Addiction, Racism, Rape, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Miscarriage
nannahnannah's review against another edition
Well, here’s me again whining about how I wish books had trigger warnings listed somewhere before the actual content. Other media contain trigger warnings (even video games!); what reasons could publishers possibly have against doing the same?
Representation:
- Queenie and her family are Jamaican Brits
- a secondary protagonist is Jewish, but she’s more of a stereotype than an example of good representation
- another secondary protagonist is Ugandan and British
- there are many other minor characters of marginalized groups
There’s no way I can finish this. I was already on shaky ground after all the really brutal and detailed sex scenes that Queenie, the protagonist, kept insisting were consensual. Then came a scene that was so like what I experienced myself, and I got a severe panic attack.
Quite frankly, Queenie (the book and the character) is a mess. I’m aware that’s probably the point, and that it’s okay to have characters that are unlikable and who make absolutely stupid decisions that aren’t great for their own well being, but this book never gave the reader a break.
Then there’s also the secondary characters who are basically stereotypes: the feminine, condescending gay man, the Jewish friend who lended the protag money in almost every single scene she was in and who was rich (of course), etc.
All of this combined is enough for me to be okay stopping here. I did look ahead to find out that
Spoiler
Queenie is STILL mooning over Tom which … is disappointing. But while looking ahead I also saw thatGraphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Rape, Racism, and Antisemitism
also: fetishization