amiriabsurd'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
Moderate: Toxic friendship
Minor: Abandonment
katievallin's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, and Bullying
Moderate: Medical content, Toxic friendship, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abandonment, Racism, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Infidelity
shadereads'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
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship
vaguely_pink'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
It's also made me realize that British narrators with terrible American accents is my favorite audiobook genre.
Graphic: Abandonment and Mental illness
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcohol, Medical content, Racism, Sexual content, and Classism
ktv'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
The third act conflict was a misunderstanding and not my fave but it makes sense bc of Celine’s childhood and unresolved trauma. Anything but a simple misunderstanding / miscommunication would’ve been weird too since they’re teenagers.
Loved both narrators so much, they were extremely expressive and made listening to this so engaging
Graphic: Mental illness and Abandonment
Moderate: Cursing and Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcohol
bexi'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
3.5
I thought I'd love this, but it was just fine for me. 😭 It was a bit repetitive and honestly I was kind of bored for half of it. I wish there was more time spent in the woods. Also, I don't think the format worked well for an audiobook.
However, I thought it was cute overall and it seemed appropriate for the audience it was written for. I bumped up my rating a bit for the OCD rep. I thought the author did a good job depicting OCD despite not having it; you can tell she did research and I always appreciate that as an OCD girlie myself.
Graphic: Abandonment and Mental illness
Moderate: Infidelity and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Cursing, and Sexual content
anyareads'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
4.75
Moderate: Infidelity, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Bullying, Lesbophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders
leanniefae'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? It's complicated
5.0
I absolutely loved Celine and Bradley's banter. Celine as a character really spoke to me. I relate to her so hard! I'm also prickly and not quick to find trust in a new person. With Celine, I felt an absolute resonance with how she was written. I now have the desire to read every one of Hibbert's other novels to see if all her other characters are as delightful!
I really appreciated the OCD representation. I went into this not knowing much about OCD, and now reading that the author has been diagnosed with it, I felt her voice felt incredibly authentic.
This was a fast paced joy to read, which is perfect for Nicola and David Yoon's Joy Revolution Imprint with Penguin Random House! I attended an Underlined event at Yallfest 2022 and got to see the Yoons present and talk about this upcoming book, and was given a paper arc for free! All these opinions are my own and freely given.
Moderate: Abandonment and Mental illness
Minor: Toxic friendship and Injury/Injury detail
readingwithkaitlyn'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
4.25
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Abandonment
Moderate: Medical content and Bullying
Minor: Alcohol, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Lesbophobia, Vomit, and Infidelity
annikaa's review
- 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
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, and Toxic friendship