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darlingkate_24's review against another edition
It was kinda slapdash to begin with and then they started talking about gaining weight and I was like nope okay ty byeee
Minor: Fatphobia
mzmoon829's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I think I am too old for this book. It feels very YA. None of the decisions anyone made in this story made any sense. Not sure if I'll continue the series but the concept of the book is so great, execution was lacking. I don't really even find myself rooting for the main characters half the time.
Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Classism
katharina90's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
Cringe Fest.
The writing is terrible and there's too much going on with the worldbuilding which leaves little room for a plot.
The characters are flat and painfully immature. I also just couldn't keep the twins apart.
There's so much cringey and problematic stuff in this book, including but not limited to the non-stop boundary and consent violations.
The writing is terrible and there's too much going on with the worldbuilding which leaves little room for a plot.
The characters are flat and painfully immature. I also just couldn't keep the twins apart.
There's so much cringey and problematic stuff in this book, including but not limited to the non-stop boundary and consent violations.
Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Fatphobia and Racism
katrina_rae's review against another edition
Zodiac angle seems shoe horned in. The teachers are cruel and there is little world building or justification for this
Minor: Fatphobia
qwaak's review against another edition
I gave up very early in. I found the writing juvenile and poor and did not really understand why these 18+ year old women are going back to a high school environment.
Got bored very quickly and did not want to commit to a huge series where the writing is poor and the story is not engaging.
Got bored very quickly and did not want to commit to a huge series where the writing is poor and the story is not engaging.
Moderate: Fatphobia
Non-consensual, essentially kidnapping of the main characters to another world.risquish's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Sexual harassment
Minor: Child abuse and Fatphobia
thevillainschronicles's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.25
innitial thoughts: this is so wattpadian i love the lack of character, worldbuilding and shitty writing style. the romance is both sick AND twisted, hooray. keep up the bad work coz i’m having fun.
semi review thingy:
Now that I’ve read this series and happen to be writing this review in retrospect of that, I can confidently say that the first book is the worst in the series, or maybe I just got used to mediocrity. Fuck confidence, I’m riddled in self-doubt.
Anyway, the first book is bad in the same way the latest fast and furious is bad. It’s campy, nostalgic and should be hilarious but it’s held back by its overbearing reliance on its inspirations and ostentacious serious tone. Basically, they should have embraced the chaos it was feeding us, and be pure camp and fun. I’m not watching fast and furious to learn about the dangers of speeding, just like I’m not reading bully fat porn to learn about harassment at school and class privilege.
Also I love it when writers who don’t know the first thing about being poor write poor characters because they manage to be so offensive whilst begging you to be compassionate, and I’m eating it up. It has the same vibe as skinny cis white women going #bodypositivity on instagram because they don’t fit in Brandy Melville.
Graphic: Fatphobia