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ashsbooknook'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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Rape
earlieststar'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Car accident, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
listen: it is described as bully romance but these girls get absolutely very much abused from beginning to end. it's not schoolyard bullying, those are crimes being committed every other page.cait's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
adalora's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
0.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
bunnybird22's review against another edition
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
dragondragondragon's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.75
This is one of the worst books I've read in a long time. I made myself finish it with the thought that maybe the 16 y/o me that binged twilight would enjoy this book. But, alas. The rapey subtexts drown out the mildy interesting (if not predicatable) plot line. The emotional and physical abuse the main charcters endure by the hands of their classmates and TEACHERS is very triggering. The 'alpha asshole' plot line was taken way too far, the molestations not contributing to character development or plot. I found myself deeply uncomfortable almost the entire time.
Don't let your younger readers tackle this monstrosity, it normalizs and romanticizes (!!!) abusive and disgusting misogynistic behavior. When I tell you someone (always female) was suffering from a rapey or demeaning experience EVERY CHAPTER, I'm not kidding. The main lesson to be taught here is 'the strong (men) take whatever they want from whoever they want (women)' The sexual attraction the main characters develop for their (SEVERAL) abusers is simply disgusting. Seriously, if you're into that, you could save 12 dollars and do a deep dive on pornhub that would get you flagged by the FBI.
You could easily fit the grand canyon in the plot holes and the writing reminds me of fan fiction I wrote when I was 13. In fact, 13 year old me could have written more convincing 18 year olds. When I wasn't fighting the urge to vommit, I was cringing at the attempt by the authors to sound like college students. But those were hardly my biggest complaints.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment
jesshart8'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: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Car accident, and Alcohol
monica0309's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Violence and Death of parent
Minor: Stalking and Abandonment
paigeninja's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
Moderate: Bullying and Misogyny
_alyssar_'s review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Murder