maevehelena's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Eating disorder
tannerlauren's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship
rain_conners'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
4.25
Stephen and Lucy’s relationship is so toxic but yet intoxicating. By the end of the book you hate Stephen with all your fu€#ing guts because he is the WORST!!!!!
I think this book hit a little too close to home because Lucy is recovering from some trauma, goes to college and falls in love with the typical asshole. So she tries and tries and tries to fix him and herself. There are some tigger warnings in here that as a female in love with a guy we all can relate too… anorexia, lying about it from your friends, and self destruction.
I think I loved this book so much because it was extremely relatable and I’m so relieved the way it ended <3
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse
elderwoodreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Car accident
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Misogyny
Minor: Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Ableism, Vomit, and Violence
jennabeck13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Moderate: Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
meggypie'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? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Eating disorder
erss's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder
afroheaux's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Stephen is a horrible person, but I do think it's important to write books about people like him to show people how they think and operate. I'm sure this book could be a great wake-up call to someone who's stuck in a relationship like this to break the delusions of what you think the other person feels for you. What I love the most about the way she wrote Stephen is that he was incredibly honest with many around him, but people didn't want to listen. They only heard what they wanted to hear from him. Everything else painted him as a creep, so they ignored it. As someone who has had their own toxic (somewhat) codependent relationship that wasn't a relationship, I can understand Lucy's thought process well, and yet even that didn't endear me to her. The eating disorder references were hard to get through. As someone who is recovering, it's hard to read through the mind of someone who has contempt for someone who looks like you.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Drug use, and Toxic relationship
shelbycundiff's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Drug use
brigid_lynn9's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Eating disorder