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hayleythegoose'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
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death and Abandonment
kathrynleereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I've always enjoyed reading a story with a static clue that twists and morphs throughout the story, just as the journal did in this book. The context and meaning of the journal entries and drawings shifted as the story went on and as Olivia began to understand her mother better and better.
I do believe that the story ended a bit abruptly and could have used a bit more at the end.
Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Abandonment
iane_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gore and Physical abuse
katvou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death and Grief
Minor: Child death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, and Gaslighting
baearles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Suicide, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy
louisegraveyard's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
helenbobelen'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Murder
tirretiipero's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death and Suicide
alibrarymouse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
It’s modern gothic, catharsis in its own way, but—at the same time—fantasy offers a twist I think would have made for a better ending. Schwab has realism going for her at least.
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
streberkatze's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Child death