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catommy17's review
The authors exploit trauma, adding everything for shock value. This book has, like, dozens characters and none of them is okay. If you have certain triggers as a reader, prepare to encounter them described very graphically. I mean, the book literally opens up with
One moment you will have compassion for characters, another moment they will say or do something so effed up and abhorrent you will never want to pick up the book ever again. Minoo and Rebecca are the only decent people among the bunch. It was refreshing to read about Minoo whose parents are not assholes for a change, you know? I should have dropped this book
We get it, characters are broken and traumatized. Now can we get at least something nice without it being destroyed?
For whom this book was written? I think harsher readers won't pick up the book made for teens. And more sensitive to triggers readers will feel as bad as I did. This is basically trauma porn.
Oh, yeah, it was supposed to be about witches or something. Not much of that stuff in the book. It could have been the book about serial killer and nothing would have changed.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Dysphoria
avatas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Blood
Minor: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury
irmalol'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
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Eating disorder
rinku'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: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Lesbophobia
wildasbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying and Eating disorder
Minor: Mental illness
booksthatburn's review against another edition
Graphic: Child death, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Blood
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Homophobia
fatphobia, homophobia, bullying, toxic relationship, adult/child relationships, drug use, confinement, grief, mental illness, eating disorder, dysmorphia, blood, self harm, suicidal thoughts, suicide, child death, death.