Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum

3 reviews

sprucewillow's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

The idea behind this was cute. The mysterious secret text admirer was what kept me reading.

I enjoyed the story for the most part but the writing ruined it for me. The characters were not realistically written like early highschool-age teens. Reading the dialogue was awkward and cringey, and the internal monologue of the protagonist was as well. That, and a few times in the book there was an uncomfortable description of the protag's sexuality/body that felt really out of place. Topics regarding sex and sexuality are of course topics that can and should be accessible in YA books, but the instances it was used in this book felt objectifying and needless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Vomit, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Self harm, and Drug abuse

minnah's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

the book wasn’t super captivating but i am obsessed with the ending. i wanted it to be ethan so badly but i thought it was too obvious but the way that all three of them were there made it perfect. and the small references to their relationship online and offline was so so cute. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Eating disorder and Self harm

srah's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Minor: Self harm