richofficer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
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I will never be getting over Tómas’ death.Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Gore, Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, and Child death
Moderate: Bullying, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Homophobia, and Child abuse
Minor: Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault
rieley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child death, Homophobia, Death of parent, Mental illness, Gun violence, Violence, Torture, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Sexual assault
spooderman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Bullying, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Dementia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Xenophobia, Outing, Vomit, Deportation, and Islamophobia
thatswhatshanread'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
1.0
Yes, it’s a fast read, and no, it doesn’t glorify school shooters. But everything else about it was so wrong, and didn’t do real life mass shooting survivors and victims any justice. The lack of research on the subject is obvious, which is incredibly disheartening. To me, the book just seemed like a grab for money.
The characters were so one-dimensional, and the familial relationships were confusing because of their lack of depth one minute, and their dialogue being the opposite the next minute. All of the different POVs could’ve honestly been the same person. That’s how little each character differed from the next. None of them stood out except for the school shooter, who was also very cookie-cutter evil from start to finish, giving in to every stereotype, written very lazily IMO, which really diminished the severe gravity of an event like this. None of the characters faltered from their specified roles, unfortunately rendering most of the story rather forgettable.
Also, the town the story is set in is called Opportunity, and was name dropped beyond proclivity. Which just angered me even more. The writing in general was just not great.
Graphic: Grief, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Child death, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Blood, Car accident, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Cursing
emmalouise5's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Murder, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
dariana12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, and Torture
Moderate: Cursing, Murder, Bullying, Blood, Suicide, and Death
Minor: Blood, Bullying, and Rape
sharlapeggy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Violence, Gore, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Murder, Torture, Child death, and Blood
sj_booksgram's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Grief, Torture, Violence, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Rape, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Bullying, Death, and Death of parent
imjustan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
In between chapters it sometimes also has tweets or blog posts from other students or people connected to students/ teachers at the school and also some that aren’t connected to the school or it’s pupils and staff whatsoever. They show different reactions from the outside and inside to what is happening.
I gave it 3.5 stars out of 5 because even though this is an important subject and the character POV’s we’re very interesting, I don’t want to read this book again. I don’t feel very attached to it, BUT I would recommend this to people. I think it’s a good read for once and then you kind of just… move on.
It’s written in easy English and I think anyone could read this, unless you get triggered by things that happen in the book. Which is why I think it is important to read trigger warnings.
Graphic: Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Death, Gore, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Outing, Rape, and Car accident
arianalrivera's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Suicide, and Torture
Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment