megan_wy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Car accident and Violence
kate2312'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
3.0
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Violence
potassiumk's review
- 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
4.25
This book was powerful. It was sad but hopeful. And even if I didn't like how it ended, it was still good.
Graphic: Suicide, Physical abuse, Grief, Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Death, Violence, Bullying, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Sexual content
gjenn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Suicide, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Violence
bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Car accident, Child abuse, Grief, Self harm, and Suicide
Moderate: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Cancer, Violence, and Cursing
shaddad's review
- 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: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
abigail_moffat'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
4.5
Graphic: Suicide, Child death, Car accident, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Self harm, Chronic illness, and Violence
Minor: Addiction
jasmineslibraryy'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? It's complicated
5.0
what a beautifully told story </3
Graphic: Violence, Grief, Car accident, Suicide, Mental illness, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Child death, Death, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Drug use and Abandonment
david_slack110507'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
3.25
I do think that the main reason why I struggled to like this as much as others and rate this higher was that 1) I took A LOT of time to thoroughly read this and I'm honestly ashamed it took me those long to finish this (And it's not because it was bad/boring or anything along those lines but rather I just didn't really find the time to read it or I preferred to read other books) and 2) The main romance between Finch and Violet, while cute and definitely important just didn't fully connect with me and maybe that's a fault on my end rather than on the book's writing as I'm not the biggest fan of romance heavy/romance books in general.
I do like that the book attempted to show how anyone even those who are living the "perfect" life can suffer from mental health disorders but just maintain it so as to maintain said "perfect" life such as Amanda. However, I think that many of the side characters struggled to make an impact and stand out to the point that I sometimes forgot who the author was referring to when she mentioned a minor/side character's name (However, again this could have been my lack of focus on the book).
Overall, I wish that I had had a better time with this as there's a lot of potential and the commentary on the mental health of teens was really well done (And I like that at the end of the book, there's a list of sites for seeking help for certain issues such as suicide prevention, diagnosing mental health/illnesses in teens, bullying and abuse etc for certain countries) but I just couldn't get into it how others did but I'm glad that many could take comfort and find help or hope from this book.
Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Suicide, Death, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Self harm, and Violence
Minor: Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Deadnaming
qiqiwooo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
left kind of a sinking feeling in my chest
Spoiler
as one of the main character dies near the end I really would have liked a passage from their perspective, but not having it seems pretty realistic and leaves the reader with the same questions as the characters ?Graphic: Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Car accident and Violence