joyfulfoodie's review
- 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
The characters are lovable and evolve nicely through the book.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Biphobia, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Racism
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts
magibeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Child abuse
Moderate: Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Blood, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Misogyny
elerireads'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
4.75
Graphic: Racial slurs, Child abuse, and Homophobia
Moderate: Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Physical abuse, Biphobia, and Acephobia/Arophobia
a_bloom's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
<Spoiler>It also talks about a lot of interesting topics that were seen as taboo (although some of them aren't brought to a whole lot of detail considering the whole book is told from the perspective of a traumatized white teen boy who's an Earls son... But he slowly starts to learn, grow, and mature as he keeps ALMOST DYING.
Spoiler
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Biphobia, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Outing, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit
thefightinside's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Outing, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Classism, Forced institutionalization, and Racism
Minor: Alcohol, Sexism, Sexual content, Cursing, and Blood
zoe_archambault's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Medical content, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, and Body horror
b3ck'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: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Vomit
Minor: Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
myarae'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: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Mental illness
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Racism