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mariposa517'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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Confinement, Racism, Violence, and Murder
dragon_named_fox'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
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, and Sexual content
Minor: Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Murder
kaneebli'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: Sexual content and Abandonment
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Xenophobia
Minor: Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder
thecandiegirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Cursing, Death, and Abandonment
Minor: Confinement, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
diazona'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
There are a couple of pretty neat plot twists toward the end. They definitely make the last quarter or so very interesting indeed, I just don't think it's enough to make me forget about the lack of things happening during the first three quarters.
Normally a story without meaningful events is not one I'm going to be very interested in, but I think what saves this one is the rich character development. All the main characters have distinct and consistent personalities (except for gruff Jamie who shows an unexpectedly soft side at some point in the middle), they feel realistic and relatable, and most of all they're nice. These are the kinds of people I wish I could have as friends and family. So it didn't take very far into the book before I started caring about them and getting invested in their successes and failures. According to the afterword, the author was inspired to write this story as a reaction to the loneliness of the pandemic, and in that sense, mission accomplished.
All in all, it's a good book. I wouldn't put it on my list of all-time favorites, and it's not one that I see myself coming back to read and reread regularly, but any time I'm in the mood for something heartwarming and comforting, I'll be glad to have this on my (virtual) shelf.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing and Abandonment
Minor: Confinement, Death, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
gnukiwi'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: Physical abuse and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Racism and Murder
lunep'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: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
samchase112'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: Cursing, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse and Death of parent
Minor: Racism, Xenophobia, and Murder
eni_iilorak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Confinement, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Murder
laffi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol