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sdupont'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
4.0
Graphic: Religious bigotry and Pregnancy
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, and Medical content
Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, and Miscarriage
purplepenning's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.25
There are no good variables to work with when the answer to the equation is other peoples' idea of perfection.
Another one where I liked the previous book in the series, liked the main and side characters, liked much of what was being addressed, but still didn't love the story or execution. Le sigh.
There's no age when people stop learning about their bodies.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, and Fire/Fire injury
A note about the sexual content: features a sexual awakening and admirably frank language and scenes of exploration as a character deprograms from the learned shame and inhibitions of purity culture Other content notes: in addition to the unplanned pregnancy trope, there's aannahamburger'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
4.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Biphobia, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, and Fire/Fire injury
arthur_ant18'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content and Pregnancy
Minor: Blood
sarahsbookss'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
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
uranaishi'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
tanzipanzi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
It was great to see an exploration of some more complex themes (particularly around shame, narcolepsy, going against people's old perceptions and the influence of religion), although it would've been nice to see these all explored a bit further.
I have not read the other book in the series but I will definitely be adding it to my list.
Thank you to HarperCollins Australia, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC!
Moderate: Blood and Pregnancy