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zoenelson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Slavery, and Grief
tlaynejones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, and Classism
kayschwe's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Classism
serendipitysbooks'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Slavery and Colonisation
tigger89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Something that didn't entirely work for me was the character of Johannes, not so much what he represented as the reveal of his personal secret. It didn't seem to fit with the rest of what the story was about. Perhaps I misunderstood what was being implied, but it seemed like he was jealous of Alisa? It just seemed odd and a bit out of place.
Be warned: the ending of the story is an ambiguous one. You're not going to get a clear answer to the question of whether they get away or not. I was happy with the ending, but calibrate your expectations accordingly. This story is heavy on themes and emotions, but not so much on plot resolution.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
Minor: Slavery, Blood, and Alcohol
rhi_'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Colonisation
Minor: Slavery
schnurln'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: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Suicide
micha_reads's review against another edition
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
bookreviewswithkb'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Racism, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury
bookswithgin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Racism, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide