dlsmk's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Drug use, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Addiction, Child abuse, Alcohol, Body horror, Blood, Cursing, Murder, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Torture
books_calm_my_soul's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Bullying, Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Addiction, Alcohol, and Drug abuse
libraryofcacw'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
5.0
broke my heart into pieces and the worst part about that is my favourite characters in this book would hate that about me.
(this is me on the verge of a break down I'll come back and so a proper review maybe lmao)
I can not form words. I literally have nothing to say except that I love my babies and all these weirdly adorable moments in the book is making me tear the fuck up and the third book better be good to them THEY DESERVE HAPPINESS GIVE THEM A BREAK
Moderate: Drug use and Sexual assault
Minor: Abandonment and Child abuse
amelierawr'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
4.5
Honestly didn't expect such a good sequel to the first book, which was too unorganized. Im still not the biggest fan of the writing, but it's decent. The book solved a lot of issues I had at first, especially regarding the characters. You could definitely feel that the author invested way more time into the sequel.
The dynamic is even better now, after we finally got some reasonable explanation on why some of them act the way they do. But I wished that the mc would've gone at least once to the psychiatrist like the other characters did, because those were my favorite interactions.
The coach Wymack definitely is my favorite character and the scene at the end broke my heart.
Spoiler
Neil, Wymack called him, even when he looked like this, even with his father's face and his father's eyes and the Moriyamas' number on his face. Neil, Wymack called him, and more than anything Neil wanted it to be true.
He stopped fighting to get free; the hands that had been trying to wrench Wymack's arms off him now held on for dear life. "Help me," he said through gritted teeth. "Let me," Wymack shot back, so Neil closed his eyes.
He was their family. They were his. They were worth every cut and bruise and scream.
All in all it was way more devastating than the first book that I had to put it down twice, just to organize my thoughts and stare into my wall for 10min.
Graphic: Addiction, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Drug use, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Alcohol, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, and Pedophilia
Minor: Body horror, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, and Pedophilia
c_alexander'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Self harm, Mental illness, Death, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
visteorra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Drug use, Drug abuse, Blood, Rape, Homophobia, Torture, Alcohol, Grief, Death, Cursing, Child abuse, Addiction, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
Moderate: Abandonment, Car accident, Confinement, Hate crime, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death of parent
lizardteeth'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
3.5
- My review is for all three books
- The series is wonderful yet Sakavic found a way to ruin it every time it began to shine. From the unneeded scenes-which frankly felt forced and were included for the sake of fanservice, entire lulls in between rushed arcs, to the edgy, dramatic, and repetitive situations all come off as above average quality Wattpad mafia fanfics. That being said Sakavic still had me wanting to find out what happened to the characters despite my aversion to sport themed content normally. Finally, the ending felt entirely too rushed and highlighted how Sakavic uses trauma as a romance plot rather than the seriousness it should have been dealt with.
Spoiler
sex
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Gore, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Murder, Mental illness, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Torture, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Gun violence
ana_a'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
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Child abuse, Suicide, Torture, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
fevalente'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
3.25
this book wasn’t supposed to hurt this much
Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Addiction, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Torture, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Toxic friendship, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
wynterymess'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: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Vomit, Alcoholism, Blood, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Drug use, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Alcohol, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Grief, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gaslighting, Ableism, Animal death, and Death of parent