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abidavisf'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
4.0
Jasper Vale, the book, is beautiful. It lives and breathes “underneath the pretty colours is a really ugly horse”. It doesn’t sugarcoat anything, but instead explores the wonder of finding the good in the bad, moving on from hurt and trauma, and learning how to love and believe in yourself.
Eloise and Jasper grew up so differently, both in worlds that should have been ‘perfect’ and yet were not. They came together in their imperfections to teach each other how to live for themselves and I just adored watching them grow.
Devney Perry had me going in the middle there. I was really starting to question my love of Jasper and, even though I understood some of his behaviour, I was getting ridiculously frustrated with him. His journey, most of all, was wonderful to read. To see him accept Eloise’s love and, ultimately, the love of a family was worth every hair I wanted to pull out.
I thought about this book non-stop when I wasn’t reading it. I loved it. It’s beautiful. With that being said, there are some very dark themes in this book and I implore you to check your trigger warnings before reading. Some happy endings come with a pinch of salt, and this was definitely one of those.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
kaylsreads'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: Gun violence
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
jonezzzing's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Murder, and Abandonment
Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Alcohol