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dizzzybrook's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- 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
3.0
I'm extremely conflicted as to how I feel about this one. I wanted to love this so bad but just.. didn't. I think somewhere along the way, I was under the assumption that this book was going to focus on the friendship between the two main characters but the majority of the story is about just about Juno. I prefer character driven stories over plot driven ones, and though this is a character driven story, I felt as if the insight into both Juno and Legs's characters was very bare bones and somewhat surface level. A lot of things happen in this book, but I didn't particularly feel as if I knew either Juno or Legs on a deeper level, rather I was just able to empathize with their stories. There is some very beautiful writing throughout which made the reading worthwhile, however, I did not enjoy the pacing and I'm generally not the biggest fan of time jumps. Oddly, I felt as if Legs was a relatively small part of this book which I'm not sure was the intention. It didn't feel as if the author ever fully demonstrated why Juno and Legs cared for each other as much as they did which greatly hindered my interest in the story. Per usual, I had too high of expectations, but would still definitely recommend this book to those who enjoy Irish literature.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism
giselley's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- 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
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism
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