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ladybug12793's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book, like the first one and the novella, is filled with purple prose. Lots of internal monologuing. While there are some beautiful quotes in this book, some parts literally make no sense and our total fluff. The plot doesn’t seem to go very far per book. There’s so much repetition, as well. I feel like it’s gonna take me forever to get through these books because the plot is moving so slow. I don’t know if I’ll make it through the series. Also, the FMC was insane by the end of the book. I am completely empathetic towards what she has gone through in her short life so far and of all of her feelings. I think they’re more then valid. That doesn’t bother me much most of the time. What bothers me is her lack of communication and keeping secrets that put dozens if not hundreds of innocent lives at risk. Whenever she does something completely moronic, I have to remind myself that she’s just 17 and literally has no interpersonal skills because of her trauma. But man does she act like a moron sometimes.
Examples:
“Synonyms know each other like old colleagues, like a set of friends who’ve seen the world together. They swap stories, reminisce about their origins and forget that though they are similar, they are entirely different, and though they share a certain set of attributes, one can never be the other. Because a quiet night is not the same as a silent one, a firm man is not the same as a steady one, and a bright light is not the same as a brilliant one because the way they wedge themselves into a sentence changes everything.”
“My fists are full of unlucky pennies and my heart is a jukebox demanding a few nickels and my head is flipping quarters heads or tails heads or tails heads or tails heads or tails”
0 🌶️
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Classism
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Abandonment
rachelr_reads309's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment
Minor: Ableism and Cursing
gabi_w21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Genocide, Torture, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
meganparfitt'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: Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and War
Minor: Ableism
angstifies'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
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content and Kidnapping
Minor: Ableism and Suicidal thoughts
iiselin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Forced institutionalization