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thatsssorachael'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
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Abortion
Minor: Car accident
ranbara's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Islamophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Car accident
glennarochelle'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: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Murder
Minor: Islamophobia, Car accident, and Colonisation
bookiecharm's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Blood, Car accident, and Abortion
blakeandbooks'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: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Sexism
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Death and Car accident
greatexpectations77'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: Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Abortion, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Infertility, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Murder
saskiahill's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood
bookhoarder2022'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
4.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Car accident
carolyn84'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: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Child death, Death, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Abortion, and Alcohol
kbusemeyer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I think the character development that happened was not gradual where you felt involved in the growth of them, it was just nothing and then all at once.
I appreciated reading about a different culture and can’t even begin to understand what living in and environment that devalued women so much would do to a person. I would say those parts of the book were poignant and you could see how it affected Fareeda, Irsa, and Sarah’s/Deya’s psyche. However I feel like it needed something more than just that, but the whole book was basically around feeling listless and putting women in their place.
The way the book ended was also good just in the writing but weird for the book. It basically was written like a murder mystery where
Also Deya’s aha moment of realizing her mom loved her deeply,
Honestly my gripes with the book have nothing to do with the content itself, I think the story is an important one to tell. It does have to do with the flat characters and repetitious writing throughout, though, that made the content delivery lacking.
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Rape
Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Abortion