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kelsylee'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: Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity and Racism
Minor: Drug use and Alcohol
machenn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Alcohol
amalas_bookstop'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: Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
martapsalvado'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: Grief
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Medical content, and Death of parent
Minor: Drug use, Suicide, and Alcohol
jourdanicus'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
4.0
Maddie as a character is naive in a way that toed the line of believability for me sometimes, esp cially for a gen Z/millennial with the lived experience of being Black in a colonial country. However, the way the themes of racism, misogyny, and sexuality were included is perfect for readers who might be newer to those topics and interested in diversifying their reading.
I did find Maddie relatable in a lot of ways too. The characters and the story were sweet without being saccharine. The plot was a little slow to build, but the second half/third was worth it.
For better or worse, the real life experiences of the author really came through in the story, and I think this book is a well-executed answer to the prompt of "write what you know."
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Dementia
Minor: Biphobia, Drug use, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Medical content, and Alcohol
hjb_128'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: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, and Alcohol
yulecogs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Drug use, Death of parent, and Alcohol
kristenbynoe'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? No
4.25
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Biphobia, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Alcohol
dejah_sowells's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Gaslighting, and Classism
enlamont'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: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, and Alcohol