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jasminealizae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
How much can I witness one character be dragged through before I can no longer suspend disbelief?
Seems like she just enjoys torturing her characters.
The amount of colorism, racism, fat shaming, ableism, false 'mental health' representation, abuse, mentions of rape and molestation, inappropriate sexual relationships, stereotypes, and just downright torture for shock value that took place in this book - disgusting.
Graphic: Animal death, Biphobia, Child abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, Gore, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Outing, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Incest, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Rape, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Torture, and Toxic friendship
afropxks's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Fatphobia
aprilbethp'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Abortion, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Grief
eateat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
In this book we follow a young convict, Mary, who was sentenced for the murder of a baby named Alyssa. We get flashbacks of her time in baby jail while we follow her current timeline in a group home for girls like her. At the moment the story is happening, she is digging back up Alyssa's case so as to prove that she was convicted wrongly.
I must say I liked the book enough but the plot twist annoyed me so such. I get that it needed a little BANG! But my gosh do I hate the twist.
Ok other than that, I liked the characters. My favorite being her lawyer, Mrs Cora and her exam teacher person, Mrs Claire. I just love seeing women being given big roles and that is exactly what the author gave these 2.
The story flows at a pretty ok pace but the switching of timelines might get a little confusing. 1 sec she's in her room, something big happens, and we've moved ahead in the plot and Mary is now walking the group home or something. It might be a little frustrating at 1st but it's easy to ignore once you get used to it as you don't stay in one scene for too long.
Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Drug abuse
moonlit_paperbacks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Gore, and Grief
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse