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kaneebli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Incest, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
avacadosocks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Incest, Sexual content, and Slavery
steph_weigle'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Child death and Self harm
Minor: Racism, Car accident, and Death of parent
maresuju'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
4.25
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Incest, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Slavery
lmcclel'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
4.75
I loved the the main characters (Opal, Arthur, Starling House) and most of the supporting characters (Bev, Charlotte, and the Hellcat [who has a happy ending]) other than Opal's brother Jasper who was a snotty, stubborn teenager but who loves snotty, stubborn teenagers? The baddies were bad and I hated them.
I did not think Opal was immature for 26, I thought she was written very well and her choices reflected the upbringing and life experiences she had. I also do not think the author repeatedly focused on how "ugly" Opal and Arthur were- it is refreshing to not have stunningly beautiful/handsome/striking characters.
I'm not a big romance person and was glad that there was minimal Romance (with a capital R); limited to two fairly small parts, in the last 25% of the book.
This is not a 5 star book for me, only because I am very stingy with 5 star ratings - I think I have rated less than 10 books as 5 stars in my +/- 35 years of reading adult novels. But this is a book I wholly recommend.
Reasons I would not normally read a book like this are
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
otakatoe3'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
4.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
underscoresyd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Gore, Homophobia, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Incest, Sexual content, and Slavery
nukie19'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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content and Injury/Injury detail
readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Hate crime, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Cultural appropriation
finnickdeservedbetter'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: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Incest, Racism, Slavery, Vomit, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content and Suicide