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justinekorson'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
3.0
All the references to Harry Potter weren't it for me. I haven't been a supporter or fan of Rowling in a long time because of all the trashy shit she's said over the part few years. This book came out JUST BEFORE she made all those TERF comments on Twitter(X) so I didn't like reading that. There was also so many references to Hamilton too that it was honestly annoying. It felt like every other page had either a Hamilton reference or a Harry Potter one and I didn't enjoy that.
Arthur and Ben's third act break up was also... so overdramatic?? I felt like I was watching some reality TV show where the people exaggerate everything. I understood where Arthur was coming from, thinking Ben was cheating on him but they were literally in a public place yelling at each other and then Arthur turns around and yells at his best friends for hiding their relationship from him. when they tried to apologize Arthur twisted their words around so badly that he upset himself AGAIN when all he had to do was listen to his friends. It was especially shitty because... Arthur never even really apologizes for being a bad friend. He'd practically dumped Jessie and Ethan when he started dating Ben and when he did talk to them, all he talked about was Ben. It was so painfully obvious that Ethan and Jessie wanted to tell Ben something too but he never caught on.
Overall... I wish I read the book sooner and I also don't know how I feel about reading the sequel I have.
Graphic: Hate crime and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Chronic illness, Racism, Medical content, and Alcohol
wildatheart1339's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Homophobia and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol
shlymiller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Infidelity
deadgirlwalking23's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Hate crime, and Homophobia
Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Medical content
jessicohen15'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
3.25
Graphic: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Alcohol
sandy_21'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
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Chronic illness and Sexual content