rieviolet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Also, I always love a good found family trope and here we have a lot of disparate people coming together and caring deeply about each other, it really warmed my heart.
The only fault that I can pinpoint is a bit of overexplanation (especially of the characters' feelings), but that might just be incidental to the intended audience's age range.
"So there is a word for it."
"Oh honey, there's a word for everything on God's green earth. And if there isn't, we can just make one up.”
Moderate: Hate crime, Transphobia, Homophobia, Classism, Violence, and Racism
Minor: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Racial slurs, Murder, War, Dysphoria, Bullying, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, and Grief
atamano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Racism
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Death of parent
Minor: Murder
reading_rainbows's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, and Xenophobia
Minor: Murder
jadatrack's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Grief, Transphobia, Murder, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Racism
Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
imstephtacular's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia and Xenophobia
Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Racism, Transphobia, and Sexism
Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Hate crime, Murder, Medical content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy
kindredbooks's review
3.5
A charming coming-of-age middle grade story about family, friendship, and identity. Bug feels that her life is changing for the worse - starting with this summer as her brother no longer wants to hang out with her at the beach. To make matters worse, her neighbour’s nephew is here to visit and doesn’t seem to want to do things her way either. As Bug learns more about the people around her, she begins to realize that not everyone’s world revolves around her - that there may be bigger issues that others are facing. With Frankie by her side, Bug is off on adventures that may open her eyes to the world and the beauty of the people who have lived alongside her for as long as she can remember.
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Violence, and Racism
Minor: Murder