prairieraven's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Outing, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Grief, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Drug use, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship
taylorsevalia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Child death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, and Terminal illness
Minor: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Confinement, Mass/school shootings, Sexual content, and Vomit
zoran's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, Suicide, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Cursing
Minor: Homophobia and Outing
ecn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Hated the way the characters talked/interacted, but maybe I’m just removed from what high schoolers sound like now? Which would explain why I hated the dialogue so much.
Overall not bad if you want mindless and overly white/cishet, but not something you can really engage with.
Graphic: Suicide, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Outing, and Murder
klara42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, Bullying, Outing, and Homophobia
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Mass/school shootings
abbiewhite'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? No
3.75
this book was predictable in some ways, but in other ways it wasnt. the writing can be cringe at times, but in aim to capture dialogue and thoughts of teens it was almost true to picture.
the pace differed from medium to fast pace, which is perfect for me
i loved each of the main characters a lot but also in different way
i thought the the 4 way narrative was going to be a hard read and would interrupt the flow and pace, but McManus made it an approachable and easy read
the character development is second to none, and I simply loved it
the ending is *chefs kiss* just how i like an ending to be
Spoiler
I loved Addy’s independence, Cooper’s LGBTQ storyline was unexpected and loved Kris for joining the dots which is what the reader was doing, Bronwyn is me and I love her, Nate is typical bad boy, trauma from childhood, but you still fall in love with him. I think it’s clever how You shy away from sympathising with characters like Nate but in the end it switches and you no longer sympathise with Simon but you sympathise with NateSpoiler
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Eating disorder
lisa00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Self harm, Murder, Grief, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Outing, Gaslighting, and Death
Moderate: Drug use, Cancer, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Drug abuse
Minor: Car accident
mj_hyperfixation_station's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Spoiler
when I started this I didn't like addy and thought she was the murderer but after about 50 pages; her dumping a toxic piece of crap boyfriend, cutting and dying her hair, and just becoming an overall badass I feel in love. Nate and Bronwyn where absolutely adorable and yes I do think that they were a little rushed but not in a bad way. Cooper and Kris became one of my favorite couples and both deserve the world.Spoiler
Graphic: Drug use, Outing, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Suicide
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Death, Self harm, and Grief
Minor: Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Car accident, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts
saloni_jain'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
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Outing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Minor: Eating disorder
katiareadz'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: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Addiction, and Suicide
Moderate: Homophobia, Bullying, and Self harm
Minor: Eating disorder and Panic attacks/disorders