nindie'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Dysphoria, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Cursing
Moderate: Abortion, Grief, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Death, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Chronic illness, War, Vomit, and Car accident
val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Drug use, and Infidelity
Moderate: Abortion, Death, and Sexual content
Minor: Grief and Pedophilia
seedsofsunflowers's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Misogyny, and Sexual content
Moderate: Self harm, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Pedophilia
maryshelleys'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
3.75
Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse
Minor: Pedophilia
elizlizabeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Graphic: Abortion, Drug use, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Eating disorder
effy's review against another edition
3.25
Spoiler
Rod is gay in the book which we definitely don't see in the show although we do see Simone having a much more complex queer love story... why could they both be gay?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:
Spoiler
Men often think they deserve a sticker for treating women like people.
Spoiler
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: Cancer, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Abortion, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
jasmineslibraryy'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? It's complicated
5.0
these characters all feel so real to me. i can’t believe they don’t really exist. i wish i could hug daisy :(
i can’t wait to watch the show :)
Graphic: Medical content, Alcoholism, Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Blood, Abortion, and Sexual content
Minor: Eating disorder and War
a huge part of the book, especially daisy and billie’s characters, deals with drug use & addiction so be cautiouselledanie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Infidelity, and Drug use
Minor: Cursing, Bullying, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Vomit
theotheleo'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
3.75
Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Sexism
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death, Child abuse, Medical content, Blood, Fatphobia, Abortion, and Pedophilia
milflover01's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Sexual assault
Minor: Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Death