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aileron's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Classism
Minor: Racism, Medical content, and Colonisation
sestout'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
3.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol
Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, and Medical content
ramreadsagain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I enjoyed the writing style itself, as well as Ava as a deeply-flawed, largely unlikeable narrator. But that just wasn't enough to make me care at all about what happens. Overall this lacks substance and achieves nothing.
Also, another reviewer pointed out that there is no reason for this book to take place in Hong Kong and I agree.
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Colonisation
Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content
Minor: Medical content
annoyedhumanoid'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
4.25
i want to talk about the ending. at first i was disappointed, asking myself how the author could think that's a good place to stop. but i read it back and there's more to it:
Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Abortion, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Colonisation
woolfism'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Rape, Medical content, Abortion, and Lesbophobia
nicolinebl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book is not going to be your cup of tea if you want action but if you like nice dialogues and iconic characters who are all totally flawed but also totally awesome, give it a try.
Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
tillydl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Medical content
frumpkin_'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
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Biphobia, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, and Alcohol
Minor: Biphobia, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia
Strokeamberinbookland's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Medical content, and Religious bigotry
apaperbackgirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Minor: Drug abuse and Medical content