sierrabedwell's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Cancer, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Drug use, Sexual content, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Sexual assault
maxel268'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
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Infidelity, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Murder
Minor: Eating disorder, Bullying, Classism, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Cancer, Cursing, and Drug use
woodsymel'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
4.75
Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Medical content, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Drug use, Sexism, Sexual content, and Blood
Minor: Vomit, Homophobia, Abortion, Cancer, Racial slurs, Racism, and Emotional abuse
livpaige93'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
3.75
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship
Minor: Homophobia and Cancer
camille_farrar'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
4.75
Moderate: Car accident, Murder, Gun violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Abortion, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Blood
the_rabble's review against another edition
Lots of clichés- which is fine, I love a trope- but none of it was particularly fresh or created movement.
I liked the family members we met and that one of the characters does some artistic crafting for the other.
Aside from that, this is just rich kids who have bad judgement and trauma. The main characters were not interesting or sympathetic. One is placed in an emotional abusive relationship condoned by her friends. The second time that happened is about where I noped out.
There are also Silicon Valley-esque interstitials of tech reporting that made me like the Ivy Leaguer MCs even less on top of the "it's okay that our friend is
Spoiler
dating her old, married, sexist, nihilist, shitheel of an emotionally abusive teacher-boss who is now also financially involved in everything the trio attempts to doThe gaming is not joyful, it's a slog that also manages to paper over how sometimes you just don't win those 90s era games. It felt... discordant with my own experience (but I was a Sega/DOS kid, maybe the author was NES.)
It also sucks to read a book where the only other woman game designer is portrayed as someone to shit on.
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Sexism
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Car accident, Abandonment, Cancer, and Toxic relationship
plumpeony'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gun violence, Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Death
Moderate: Chronic illness, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Mental illness
Minor: Abortion, Drug use, Cancer, and Genocide
seapotatohowisitalrtaken'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? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Grief
Moderate: Vomit, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexism, Infidelity, Hate crime, Cursing, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Car accident, and Drug use
Minor: Abortion, Cancer, and Animal death
dannothedino'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: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Gun violence, Ableism, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Child death, Abandonment, Cultural appropriation, Abortion, Infidelity, and Medical trauma
poisonivy'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
3.75
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Cancer, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Abortion