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adrianas65's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Alcohol, and Classism
booksthatburn'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
4.0
Ash and Darian genuinely work well together, I love how their relationship develops. Ash is just as much of an asshole by the end of the book as the start, but he's more sure of himself and more willing to take risks for Darian than it seems like he was for his other friends. Due to his high anxiety, "taking risks" includes, in this case, going to the store, spending the night in the same bed, and being emotionally vulnerable. Neither of them are people it's necessarily easy to be around (Ash moreso than Darian), and that shows up in many different ways.
The ending caught me off guard, especially the incident which precedes it. I was pleasantly surprised by how things end up, but the story lingers in an uncomfortable situation for far longer than I can normally handle reading. Part of what helped is the way the narrative had handled anxiety and tension up until that point, I had built up enough trust in the author that I was able to wait for how things shook out.
Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Moderate: Biphobia, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Also, Darian is an angel. A seriously awesome guy.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Minor: Abandonment
galleytrot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content
Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
heckingchonk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Self harm, and Suicide attempt
pawtory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship
Please don't take my warnings as comprehensive gospel I probably missed some and may have miscatrgorized too.vvayl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, and Alcohol
booksbutmakeitgay's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
rachelizx's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
analenegrace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I've read most of his books at this point, and I genuinely don't know if I ever come out of them having loved them, but I also keep wanting to read anything he writes. When I saw this, his earliest book, was getting an expanded rerelease, I figured I'd pick it up; It was so very Alexis Hall in a way I think I've grown to appreciate even though they are very, very wild books to read.
Plot and character-wise, this was sad, hopeful, and kind of lovely. The writing of the Essex accent really had me laughing because it reminded me of reading Harry Styles fanfic in like 2014, I guess, which is when this book was first written...
Lastly, the religious references and comparison were hilarious, and the part where he compared "being a bit mean at a wedding" to Peter denying Jesus Christ had me actually laughing at my desk.
Graphic: Biphobia, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Fatphobia and Forced institutionalization