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rachelszo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual violence
Minor: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
j_c_a's review
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Racism, Physical abuse, Child death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Death, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
caidyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Confinement, and Mental illness
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
onarosebeam's review
- 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: Vomit and Violence
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, and Police brutality
Minor: Rape
bowlingforboots's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Child death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Confinement, Gaslighting, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, and Abortion
tmcphetridge4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.75
Nope. This book 100% is not for me. Pretty much from the jump I was disturbed by the content of the book and I did not like how this one was written. I can see how people view it as a stunning debut, but because it is not the type of genre that I like to read, it was a slog to get through. Utterly violent, abusive, abhorrent behavior from just about every party involved. There were multiple times that I had to turn down the volume because I could not stand the content I was listening to. Especially having read Grown first, I thought that the plot twist at the end was cheap. Again, makes you rethink the whole book, which isn't the worst tactic but I don't think it was necessary.
This all being said, I think it opens an interesting conversations on cycles of abuse/trauma and generational trauma.
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder
jenna_johnson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Murder, Bullying, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
Minor: Kidnapping and Vomit
afropxks's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Fatphobia
lana72905's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Gaslighting, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Animal death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide
Minor: Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault