znvisser's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This was a beautiful story, even though the blurb somehow didn’t really prepare me for what came. I mostly enjoyed the middle part of the book. It took me a while to get into the story because I didn’t pick up on the timelines and characters right away and I mostly didn’t care for Isabel and her attitude towards Claudia in the present day timeline. The middle part really develops though, there are many side issues but they create parallels with the story so it is all connected in a really smart way. It’s also the part of the story where you really get to understand the characters better and what that means for the way they form a family. The last few chapters the author felt the need to tightly wrap up all loose issues and though I understand how they contributed to the message, I could’ve done with less explicitly and at least *some* unanswered questions left out there. Nevertheless, happy to have read and reflected on this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Death, Medical content, Cancer, Murder, Pregnancy, and Racism
Minor: Deportation
imstephtacular's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Violence, and Medical content
Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Deportation, Death, Cancer, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Murder, Grief, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Classism, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Dementia, Body shaming, and Racism
Minor: Terminal illness, Cursing, Torture, Xenophobia, Child death, Death of parent, Vomit, Drug use, and Rape
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