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sallie_ees's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Outing
louiepotterbook's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria
icieri's review
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Pregnancy
avabudavari's review against another edition
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Outing
maggies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
There was a lot to recommend it at the start, great writing and an interesting premise, but ultimately it lost its way pretty quickly. Perhaps because there was so much going on that none of it could actually be afforded the proper attention and care? Sure, that can be taken as a reflection of real life, but doesn't make for a particularly enjoyable book, in my opinion.
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Car accident, and Outing
cassie7e'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
2.0
Maybe I'm just too old for immature teen drama, but I found all the characters offputting and unlikeable. They are terrible to each other and all think they are in the right, or are responsible for all the wrong in the world. I don't think it's unrealistic, especially in how teen girl performers are exploited, but made it very hard for me to root for any of them or really care how their storylines played out.
I also found the "mystery" of Cassidy's depression confusing. It was neither surprising to me that a character in her position would struggle with mental health for years, nor was there ever a conclusive explanation found for her struggles to justify everyone's bizarre interest/confusion about it.
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Abortion, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
jackieyvette's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I wouldn’t say it’s really anything like DJ&TS other than it being the music industry, but maybe I would have liked it more if I would have found it as a stand alone book and not a similarity between the two.
Crying Score: None, but Cassidy and Merry had me for a minute.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death
thrillofthepage's review
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Grief, and Alcohol
ktdakotareads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Grief