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talonsontypewriters'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? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Racism, Medical content, and Pregnancy
sallytiffany'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
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol
lunaticloverpoet'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
5.0
We were here for a time to dream.
We still are.
I actually cannot express how insane this book made me feel. I read it in a single day. It’s 400 pages long. Me when I get slapped in the face with too much recognition. I don’t think I’ll ever be the same. I CRIED. I NEVER CRY AT BOOKS. This book beat me up. I want to kiss it on the mouth. Me when the silly little gay girls in the silly little doomed apocalypse romance are actually affected by the apocalypse 😱. Avery Byrne and Cass Joshi-Aguilar are me-coded in inexplicable ways. I cannot get my thoughts together in any coherent way but I am HEAVING.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
nightmarebees'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
4.5
i’m gonna be thinking about this one for a while. the first half i could tell i’d need to pace myself for the heartache, but by the second half i sped through bc i HAD to know what would happen. this author’s writing is so simple and yet poetic: they give voice to things i’ve often felt but haven’t had the words for. i’ve been lucky enough to get treatment for my comorbid conditions, but avery’s narration perfectly captures how clinical depression feels.
“‘Why is anyone depressed?’ Hell if I knew. It was in the soul of who I was as a person. It wasn’t something that had roots and therefore a way to weed it out.”
the flashbacks tracing avery and cass’s friendship from the ache of figuring out to the realization they’ve loved each other all along. avery’s relationship with aisha. TEDDY. the ways people grow more vicious or more loving when they realize they have nothing left to lose.
i’m glad i went into this knowing it would be an open ending, bc i was able to prepare myself for it. this isn’t the kind of story that’s about resolution, because mental health is never fully resolved. you just choose to keep trying.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Gun violence and Homophobia
Minor: Sexual content
brittknee52'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? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
arisyes'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
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Mental illness and Religious bigotry
fairynanook'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Homophobia and Suicide attempt
Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, and Religious bigotry
spaghettii'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
saskiajva'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? Yes
3.75
I originally picked it up after having it recommended on Facebook as “a book that will rip your heart out and have you sobbing”. And while it is want nearly as devastating as i had expected and hoped, i think it will be heartbreakingly beautiful and hopeful for people who resonate with the main character more. This book is for people who feel an unending abyss of pain, one that feels like it has no beginning or end, no rhyme or reason, no way out. For the people that don’t know how to love themselves, who feel shunned by their families, their communities, and their religion. The ending was not what i expected, and while i originally felt like it wasn’t as satisfying as I’d hoped, i think the author did an amazing job staying true to her characters and was so thoughtful and careful about the messages she wanted to send about depression and suicide. About needing yourself just as much as you need others.
I loved every character in this book, and each story has so much to say about love, family (found and born), and happiness.
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Death and Alcohol
falibat'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Gun violence