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tonyaf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal cruelty and Vomit
shirleonelsie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
BUT
The use of the r-slur, n-slur and a chinese-slur (the latter used many times, as the name of a fictional location) colored this book gray for me. While they were all used by a character who - if this was a real person, probably would talk like this - there wasn't a whole lot of explanation or detracting from the other characters in the book. Granted, only the latter mentioned one was said allowed to anyone else but it still felt very shoe-horned in. Like the author took advantage of creating a character who would say these things just so he could say them. And that feels smarmy.
If it wasn't for those, I honestly think I'd give them a high 4 maybe 5 star rating. If those slurs were used and there was some explanation or backlash from other characters - something that let's me know the author truly understands that the use of those words is NOT OKAY - then maybe, just maybe, I could let it slide. But that isn't how this feels.
(I use other reading apps, so you may see this again!)
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Use of n-slur, r-slur, and a chinese-slurbrooklynlaura's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Trafficking, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Torture, Violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Pedophilia, Racism, and Sexual assault
mixpix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Kidnapping
hippie_raccoon'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? It's complicated
2.75
It's almost too much.
I don't know if the author has ever interacted with a 9 year old, but Jay is not a convincing child.
For that matter, Darby isn't really a convincing young-20s woman. She's kind of flat. There's a subplot about getting home to see her mom in an emergency with some self guilt thrown in.
I did enjoy the overall action of the book. The violence was over the top, but I can appreciate the fact that people actually get hurt. Although Darby's plot armor is thiiiick. So is Ashley's for a lot of it, I guess.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
rawrsoobin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, Trafficking, and Gaslighting
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
samnash's review against another edition
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
mel_j'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
1.75
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Ableism
Minor: Racism, Rape, and Trafficking
seena's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Trafficking, and Kidnapping
lecta's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Pedophilia, Medical content, and Death of parent