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ihugparrish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
⊹ second read, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Medical content and Car accident
Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
mary_do_12'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
3.5
though i liked the story in general, especially how the relationship between archer and hadley developed, i found the setting and antagonists to be a litte flat. i wish we would’ve seen more of taylor (also, that‘s like the most basic name you could give the mc‘s best friend. seriously.) and gotten to know her more, as she was mentioned only a few times. considering she was hadley’s best friend, i would’ve expected her to play a bigger role, even though hadley was very caught up in the whole archer business.
several of the characters felt flat and cliché and…well, exactly what you would expect from a wattpad story, which makes sense because this literally is one. i could see elements of that sometimes in the writing as well. still, i feel like other parts of the story partly made up for that.
overall i enjoyed it, despite its clichés.
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
brooke0704's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Murder
mokiethe_dog34's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Suicide, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder
prachidayal'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? Yes
3.0
- Easy read (3 hours)
- Recovery is oversimplified and the writing is amateurish. I hate how sheltered Hadley is.
- The plot, romance, and surprise ending are creative.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Murder
tragicgloom'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Murder, and Classism
krystalframe's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder
Minor: Car accident
prongsxreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Murder
gabbygarza10's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
literarymatcha'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
3.25
also some small comments:
- the whole church thing was new and idk how to feel abt it
- the whole penguin monogamy people should learn from them bothered me like polygamy exists and is valid ?
- and her explaining to rosie the whole when a guy loves a girl thing felt really straight? LMAO like i am gay as hell so i would have preferred if hadley was like when two ppl love each other,,
- i really read that and i was like man the straights are at it again
- am living for the grumpy x sunshine as always
- ALSO the
hadley's injuries really bothered me for some reason like idk i felt like it was too specific/much? like i was uncomfortable reading it - really liked the whole potluck scene was VERY happy happy 10/10 loved the whole them looking at archer laughing
- I really liked the extended conversation with death as well i felt like it tied everything up very nicely
- I liked how this version was more "he was saved by the power of friendship" bc the wattpad version was more love-centered so i think this version was more about friendship and love was secondary and that was really nice
will have to reread the wattpad version and come back! :')
overall i really hold this book close to my heart but the published version just didn't give what i thought it would give :')
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Physical abuse