daringreader13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Hate crime, Sexism, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Drug use, Rape, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
samg01'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: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/injury detail, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Suicide, Self harm, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Sexual content, Incest, Death, Bullying, Sexual assault, Rape, and Pedophilia
Minor: Vomit and Murder
mattie5's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Blood, Drug use, and Homophobia
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
newts_in_boots'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
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
leia_duncan17'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
3.5
Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Outing, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Death of parent, Mental illness, Rape, and Sexual violence
_remi__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
SPOILERS
Naivety, confusion, coercion and consent are mixed together in the shower scene to an extent that you're not really sure if the act was consensual or one party (Jeff) was subtely coerced into participation but the most aggravating part is where ran-whatever-his-name-is almost r*pes Jeff while he was asleep. I felt like if there wasn't an interruption that scene would have been written as something less sinister instead of the fucked up activity it was. The annoying part was that is just got brushed off.
Another issue I had with the book was that the connection Jeff had with Martha just got dumped, at first it seemed like something beautiful was going to come out of it but nope it just got abandoned. The only other significant mention of her is relating to her trauma
Finally not to be insensitive or trying to come off as invalidating someone's experience but Jeff's reason for attempting su*c*de seemed silly . He didn't have a history of mental illness, severe bullying or any sort of intense struggle or challenge so it seemed weird that that a moment and it's little aftermath just pushed him over the edge and led him to attempt to kill himself. Tbh it seemed like a major embarrassment rather than a negatively life changing experience.
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Death, Mental illness, and Suicide
kredeprnz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Injury/injury detail, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Ableism, Hate crime, and Homophobia
tlikestoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Blood
fa1ryts's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Gore, Sexual content, Addiction, Vomit, Sexual assault, Self harm, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Homophobia, Rape, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
fiefsfreakshow'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
3.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Homophobia, Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Self harm, and Mental illness
Minor: Eating disorder and Death of parent