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quinnpjd930's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
ems_book_shelf'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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Bullying, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
pagelikebooks'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death and Kidnapping
chellyfishing'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
4.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape
typedtruths'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? It's complicated
3.5
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Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Trigger warnings for anxiety and panic attacks, graphic entomophobia (bed bugs), substance addiction discussed, drug use and abuse discussed, overdose recounted, poverty discussed, injury, hospitalisation for anaphylaxis, serious injury of a pet (off-page), parental divorce recounted, ableist/ableist language surrounding mental illness (specifically anxiety), incarceration and false incarceration discussed, police violence/abuse of power/neglect of duties discussed, kidnapping of a child, fire (house fire), riotsfkshg8465's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Upgrading to a four after some thought. It's a good allegory for racism in the US. Would be a good book to teach in high school, if I had it my way ;-)
Felt like I was reading a version of the Korean movie Parasite. But it was a lot less creepy.
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
abitbetterbooks'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? It's complicated
3.0
I listened to the first 60% in audiobook and finished the rest in hardcopy which I definitely preferred, which meant I could skim a bit when the pacing was kind of weird, which it frequently was. The ending was so abrupt that if I hadn’t read reviews saying “what just happened??” I honestly would have thought I was missing a page in my copy.
While Marigold was a very compelling protagonist and I was rooting for her (and her brother Sammy, who I adored!) I felt like the subject matter of the book, such as her struggles with addiction and substance use, did not match how juvenile the narration felt. I’m not sure if that was in part due to the audio narrator that I didn’t love, but some editorial choices just didn’t really match up for me.
All in all, not a bad way to spend a few days in October when you’re in the mood for something creepy, but I wouldn’t say it’s a must-read.
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Violence and Blood
Minor: Pedophilia
Pedophelia mention (past false accusations)pointeshoebookworm'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
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Drug use, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Death, and Murder
greywolfheir'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Blood, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content, Kidnapping, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Confinement
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism