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willowshelter's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
mary_binzley's review against another edition
2.0
At first I thought the cover was really pretty but then the more I looked at it/the more I read the actual book the more it all made me want to puke :/ sooooo boring and annoying
icespider's review against another edition
5.0
I read this back when I was first questioning my sexuality a couple years ago, and it was just as beautiful and amazing to me then as it is now. I think I even cried more when I read it recently, actually. It’s so good to be able to see good lesbian and queer representation in fiction. I love this book.
therestlessbookflea07's review against another edition
1.0
I got nothing with this book. The conflict on grieving for a significant loss is not the problem of the story, but it is poorly, poorly executed even in the first 100 pages. I guess the language had to be aligned with the age of the character but I find it troublesome to connect and even keep up. I don't know. Did not finished this one.
randeerebecca's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
- 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
1.0
This was a heavy subject but was written in a way that it was honestly just boring. I didn’t feel connected to any of the characters at all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia
pinklemon254's review against another edition
3.0
Deals with grief and the aftermath of death really well. The emotion is there, I just felt it was a little slow going.
basilkumquat's review against another edition
4.0
Jess struggles with anger management in coping with her father's death, which only compounds with the loss of her love, Vivi. Really loved the nuances and mess involved in the depiction of grief. Love is complicated, and so is mourning the inexplicable loss of those you love. None of the characters are perfect (although Cheyanne was a little bit too stereotypical for me personally) and it makes the story feel more relatable and real as they try to figure it out.