wing_san's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Cursing, Hate crime, Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Blood, Toxic relationship, Body horror, and Animal death
Minor: Addiction, Medical content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, War, Mental illness, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Drug use, Infertility, Sexual harassment, and Self harm
Graphic depictions of domestic violence, including against children.Spoiler
A (frankly unnecessary) scene involving racist hate crime and slurs._eleanorgreen8_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Spoiler
I couldn’t fully tell by the end of the book whether Kya had killed Chase or not, because it wasn’t obvious until Tate finds something decades later that I think somehow reveals that she did. I thought it would maybe have been more effective to have the scene where Kya kills Chase at the very end of the book so that it is finally revealed, but the way the author decided to end the book was still effective.Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Classism, Racism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, and Mental illness
lindasoderlundd'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Racism, Bullying, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Medical content, Death, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Infertility, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcoholism