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ambercunningham's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
atrunkey'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Alcohol
elizherlihy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Abortion
Minor: Child abuse and Alcohol
courtsnovellife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Abortion
Minor: Child abuse and Terminal illness
kmcfall's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
*I watched the TV show based on this hoping to love it more. Nope. Though I thought the actors did an amazing job.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol
walkie_check's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
lizgriffinwords'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
Content warning: themes/temptation of cheating and infidelity, frequent drug and alcohol abuse, alcoholism, abusive/abandoning parents
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Sexual content
bree_mck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy
stepnic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
effy's review against another edition
3.25
I think because I have just watched the TV show and basically seen a polished version of the story where characters have more agency and the fatphobia (the way Teddy is discussed in the book is so gross!) has been removed, it was hard to enjoy this book as much as the first time that I read it. It is definitely a compelling story with lots of twists and turns but the flaws were a bit more obvious now.
Favourite quotes:
Men often think they deserve a sticker for treating women like people.
When you're in a situation like that, when you have a man looming over you, it's as if every decision you made to lead to that moment - alone with a man you don't trust - flashes before your eyes. Something tells me men don't do the same thing. When they are standing there, threatening a woman, I doubt they count every wrong step they made to become the asshole they are. But they should.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Abortion