madamelacy'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
3.75
I really liked Marian’s story, but there were so many digressions, insertions about aviation history and bits which simply felt irrelevant.
I didn’t like Hadley’s story and I really didn’t feel like she added anything to the story. The denouement could have been done without her.
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and War
Minor: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Homophobia
bookzofonzarelli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
The story of Hadley echoes this too, all that surrounds her and her personality is also wonderful, showing sides of modern people not often reflected in a way that Maggie writes them.
Marians love of flying, her growing up, girlhood, her marriage, her love and her sexuality is all explored incredibly, and I would really recommend this to ANYBODY.
An absolute work of art. A wonderful book, thank you.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, War, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Incest
tangleroot_eli's review against another edition
Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Sexism
Moderate: Xenophobia, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
Minor: Infidelity, War, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury
Postpartum depressionbaileylemoine's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and War
antoniav'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: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, War, and Rape
Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, and Sexism
Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion
rosie_b's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Spoiler
Additionally, I found the grooming storyline really hard to keep reading.Check out the content warnings because there’s a lot, and the first half especially contains some hard to read stuff.
Graphic: Rape, Abortion, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Grief, Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Mental illness
maryclaire92'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? It's complicated
4.0
If I’m being honest, it dragged at times for me, but that can also be attributed to me reading it towards the end of this semester of grad school.
Graphic: Gore, War, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Rape, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Homophobia, and Misogyny
sophiegs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Abortion and Grief
eggpilot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Rape, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Death and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Abandonment and Alcoholism
swaanderer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Abortion, Rape, Homophobia, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Grief, War, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexism