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melitiamelitia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Death of parent
thisbookrox's review against another edition
2.0
throughout the book, Allison would do things, while thinking and knowing she shouldn’t be doing them, and continue doing them. from beginning to end. it caused me to have zero sympathy for some of the things that happened to her. (not the head injury because we don’t victim blame, but literally everything else.) the book was also SO repetitive. the author could have saved like 50 pages if they didn’t repeat that there was a hurricane & she had brain surgery over and over. also why was Allison irritated by every noise she ever heard? i get she had a head injury but she also noted that she was that way before the injury as well. also the storyline where
overall i really didn’t like this…the only things i enjoyed were the sweet-ish moments with her brother and nephew, and her love of swimming and water. if i hadn’t have been listening on audio, it probably would have been a DNF.
Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
Minor: Drug use and Alcohol
annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
the writing style was alright, like why don't characters use contractions in dialogue. that's so weird. but i loved the main character. she just wanted to swim and that's it. me too girlie. i wish there was more at the end though, like a confirmation that
also Fleabag reference. we stay winning
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
rachaelwho's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I initially was going to give this book 4-point-something, but realized that while it wasn't my personal favorite ever, there's really nothing I would change, so it gets all five. Very worthwhile read, but to me, very challenging and emotional. I'm still thinking about it and I might read this one again someday, I think.
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, and Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent and Toxic friendship
librosdenopal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
it does feel like the book just started in terms of growth as the ending got closer. i was hoping for a stronger finish.
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
suzyreadsbooks's review against another edition
3.0
a good beach read. it really hits the ground running. weird, choppy, propulsive despite the lulls in plot. really funny moments, really tender moments about grief and family, lots of ridiculousness. you can easily breeze through it all, even the parts veering on horror, because Allison’s narration jumps all over the place due to her very recent brain injury.
but i am tired of authors deciding to prove a character’s unlikeability by having them make random microaggressions! and let's stop using mental illness as the antagonist’s motivations!
Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use and Racism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
leahrosiee's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Dating a rich doctor for his rooftop swimming pool is something I would do any day. Go Allison.
Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcohol