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amberinpieces'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
3.75
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Blood
Minor: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Rape, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Classism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal death, Colonisation, Pregnancy, Racism, and Vomit
readingwithkaitlyn'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Medical content, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Abortion, Rape, Stalking, Sexual content, and Drug abuse
Minor: Racial slurs, Murder, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Blood, Alcohol, Self harm, Police brutality, Mental illness, Genocide, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Vomit, Excrement, Drug use, Ableism, and Colonisation
Residential schools, stolen children, forced sterilization.mullisla's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I do recommend the book to everyone though. I can see lots of people really liking the book and connecting with it. Give it a read if you can.
***SPOILERS***
Maybe it was mentioned in the book, but I was really confused to why Florence was working in Lou's Uncle's icecream shop in the summer, when she lives in Ireland. How does she know Lou? Also as an Irish person, I can confirm that we don't end every sentence with 'love' or 'pet'. That is only Granny's. We do use the terms sometimes, but not as often as Florence.
Peter England is so random. Why does he care so much if Lou says he is her biological Father anyways? I am really sad that there are actual arseholes liks him actually living in the world currently.
Lou really couldn't admit anything to herself. 'Nobody feels the way I do', girl, there is an entire community of people who feel the same as you. Thank you King for telling her that she is ace.
The 3 dates thing with King. I know she did actually like him, but it felt like a tease. Very Netflix teen tv show\movie of her.
There wasn't enough about Tyler. She just floated in and out of the story and I felt that I didn't know that much about her.
I do like this book, but I just don't know if this is the best version of it. The message was so good and the social problems that it tackled and highlighted were so well done. I just wish that the narrtive to accompany it was as good.
Graphic: Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Sexism, Misogyny, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Racism
Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Pregnancy
Minor: Mental illness
paperbackparker'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? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Rape, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Abortion, Alcohol, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical content, and Sexual harassment