librarybookscene's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, and Racism
ecn'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
4.75
Graphic: Drug abuse, Racism, Classism, Addiction, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Violence, Murder, Injury/injury detail, Hate crime, and Fire/Fire injury
lizgriffinwords's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Marigold and her blended family move in to a renovated house in Cedarville, but everything from missing equipment to faulty lights and locked basement doors make this house anything but inviting. Marigold uses weed to mitigate her anxiety and OCD (which flared due to a bedbug incident at their previous house), and she discovers from people at school that the new town law enforcement cracks down harshly on dealers. She’s on the prowl for her next fix, but something in the house has it it for her.
Content notes: contains teens drinking/doing drugs, coarse language, jailed family members, race-based gerrymandering, and religious gaslighting.
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, and Drug use
cbbyles07'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
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Blood, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Excrement, Injury/injury detail, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
katefox'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
4.0
Minor: Drug use, Hate crime, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
readwithzoe_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Bullying, Death of parent, and Death