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sophiepeach's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Classism
ali_arkanciel's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
justagrlandherdog's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
This book was painful to read. The writing is slow and it took until 53% of book for something interesting and compelling to actually happen that made me want to finish the book and find out. Not to mention the writing isn’t the best and reads like a CW drama or fan fiction. The use of British terms and slang (while understandable since the authors are British) is jarring and takes you out of the story since the main characters are meant to be from a “bad” part of Chicago. It’s very clear the authors had no intention of making their hometown a part of their characters beyond giving them a “rough” backstory. There are so many things in this book that give me the “ICK” that I could write a whole book about that alone.
Be warned: there is some terrible stereotypes in this book.
Be warned: there is some terrible stereotypes in this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Misogyny, Car accident, and Classism
Minor: Child abuse, Racism, Murder, and Abandonment
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