apricothopeful'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
4.75
Moderate: Death, Grief, Homophobia, Cancer, and Terminal illness
Minor: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness
dying_raptor's review
- 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
Moderate: Cancer
maikendignes's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Homophobia
Moderate: Death and Drug abuse
Minor: Sexual assault
puhlowmuh's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Violence, Death, Death of parent, Cursing, and Homophobia
sim1blanket'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: Homophobia
Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent
lin312's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia and Death of parent
juna'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
4.75
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Homophobia
arhazobooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
It's about Sal a 17 year old boy who is confused about who he is. His adoptive father gave him a letter from his dead mother, and it's up to him as to whether or not he wants to open it or not. It's his story as much as it's the story of his best friends Sam, and Fito.
This book was one sad thing after another. I know if I were a character in this friend group I would have called it the worst year of my life given how much stress went down. But the way this book was executed, it made me feel warmer too. They bonded and got closer, and you could see the love they have for one another especially with all that was going on. So it feels wrong to say some good came out of the bad...it's more like the bad existed and really amplified the good that was always there.'
All round love and distress... It's basically life.
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It's not a perfect book of course (what is a perfect book?)
Spoiler
Like some things I question, like what was that and Fito's comment about gays refusing to act like men 'I be a girl' just say nah I be a man (something along those lines). I'm not sure if I read it right.
Also When Sam insisted on reading Fito's journal...
Or when Sam slapped Sal even though he was trying to defend her from a guy who nearly raped her...
I still can't rate it. It's not quite a 3 nor is it fully a 4...so
3.75/5
Moderate: Homophobia, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Sexual assault
nefari_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
“The B word is the N-word for girls. I hate that. What kind of feminist are you, anyway? “
“One of the great things about Sam was that she didn’t throw like a girl. “
“You know, for a gay guy, my dad was pretty straight. “
“And Fito’s such a schizophrenic dork. “
These direct quotes….speak for themselves 🙃. I can’t believe this is the same author who wrote 2 of my favorite books.
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Homophobia
Minor: Animal cruelty, Ableism, Car accident, Misogyny, and Sexual assault
teatales'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: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Violence