kt2e56's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I think hiring actual French voice actors (or in the case of The Concierge, an Albanian voice actor) would have helped quite a bit.
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I also don’t believe for a second that there was any chemistry or romance between Jess and Theo so that was pretty funny to have them just fuck randomly in a bathroom.Speaking of Jess, she was Bella Swan levels of bland which was extra apparent when other characters would try and describe her as “fiery” or “brave” or “in love with danger.” She’s quite literally none of those things? She’s just a blank slate protagonist that spends all of her time moping.
Another chemistry issue was between
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Sophie and Mimi. By the end, suddenly Sophie is supposed to be a warm, doting, devoted mother? Even though for 99% of the book she doesn’t mention having children (step or otherwise) and Mimi goes on and on about her issues with her father but also never once mentions that she has a mother that she’s super close with? Really? I think the author picked the family twist without putting any actual effort into executing it realistically because it really just doesn’t hold up. At all.This was a big disappointment for me. I’ve seen it hyped up and it really did have me interested in those first few chapters but it just seemed to spiral out of control from the author.
Graphic: Slavery, Trafficking, Misogyny, and Mental illness
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug use, Fatphobia, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting
franklola's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Trafficking, and Violence
Moderate: Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Infidelity, Confinement, and Death of parent
Minor: Deportation, Sexual assault, Slavery, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug use, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, and Self harm
maggies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Medical content, Infidelity, Death of parent, Alcohol, Slavery, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Injury/injury detail, and Death
thefaultismine's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, and Trafficking
Moderate: Biphobia, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Terminal illness
breezer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Suicide, Trafficking, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, and Slavery
kimveach's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, Death, Drug use, Injury/injury detail, Slavery, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Blood, Bullying, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
limabean21's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Stalking, Suicide, Infertility, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Slavery, Trafficking, Vomit, Infidelity, and Violence
jessgreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
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Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Classism, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Abandonment, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Murder, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence
alireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Blood, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide, Trafficking, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death, and Slavery
taelights's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Violence, Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Medical content, Murder, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Infidelity, Stalking, and Trafficking
Moderate: Death of parent, Police brutality, Suicide, and Pregnancy