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crisisreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
jevette15'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
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
zubizubizuzubizubizu'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Vomit, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
amarahk'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
I’ll give an honest review though with no bias (may contain spoilers).
This book is 800 pages, yet I read it in two days because I have to admit - it is pretty addictive. There’s no spice but there is a lot of vulgar talk (and I mean a lot, so be warned).
I did really enjoy the beginning of this book, which is why I read it so fast, because it felt relatively realistic and quite cute.
However the closer I got to the end, the more whatpadd-coded (derogatory) it became. There were themes that were continually repeated through this book. For example, Shannon “so small uwu🥺🥺🥺” and johnny “so tall and strong🥺🥺”. Don’t even get me started on the amount of times Shannon walked into a wall of hard muscle 🤦♀️😭. In what world is every teenager boy at school, a walking Arnold Schwarzenegger??
I did love the fact that this book was set in Ireland though, but even though it was entertaining to read, I didn’t love a lot more. One thing that I did quite like was how protective Johnny was, although it got a bit unrealistic and cringe at times.
Also, Chloe Walsh’s writing was nothing special, in terms of language technique and stuff. It was easy to read and entreating, but not special.
Overall, this book was okay and fun to read but could have been better.
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Vomit
lau9e'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
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Abortion
bellaperegrino'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
her in any way shape or form
im utterly amazed by it and i would totally recommend it if you can deal with hard subjects
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
wynterstrike's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I loved the depth of the characters, and Gibsie and Johnny's friendship was a highlight for me. There were a couple of questionable comments made by characters, and everyone seemed to act first, talk later, but given the characters ages I think it checks out.
What I'd like to see in book 2:
It's worth checking the trigger warnings if you're okay not going in completely blind, there's some pretty dark themes throughout.
Graphic: Child abuse and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, and Medical trauma
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Vomit
mariahlynnpeck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
laceyc1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit
elisereadsbigbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism
Moderate: Miscarriage and Vomit