cookiecat73'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? It's complicated
4.5
The characters were definitely my favourite part, I thought they were all really good.
Some thoughts on the ending:
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I think I would have prefered the ending to have been a more low-key scene with just the friends hanging out and recovering and healing and starting to thrive and re-adjust to the new lives they're building for themselves, rather than another dramatic scene with Aled's internet fame being the happy ending, although I did like the way it was done. I was also sort of hoping Aled was going to come out as non-binary at the end, becuase he often mentions how much he relates to radio and feels like he is radio, and radio is agender. Also with the whole hair thing. Again, I'm okay with how it ended, I just would have liked that :)Graphic: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Blood, Outing, and Suicide
Minor: Homophobia, Sexual content, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Confinement
nehanaomi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
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frances kinda dumb tho, why would she admit she's toulouse, LIEGraphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Stalking, Mental illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Suicide, Confinement, Gaslighting, Animal death, and Abandonment
Minor: Body shaming and Sexual content
u2u'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? It's complicated
4.75
I couldn’t deal with the stress of the book because it’s so well written you feel apart of the world, I had to read ahead… but alas heartwarming
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Cursing, Suicide, and Sexual content
lolajh'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Mental illness, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Sexual content
zombiezami'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
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Outing, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Bullying, and Stalking
Moderate: Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Animal death, Eating disorder, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit
Minor: Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Racism, Abandonment, and Sexual content
demo's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Child abuse
Moderate: Suicide and Mental illness
Minor: Homophobia and Sexual content