taylorbickel20'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
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Domestic abuse
rhiannon814r's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, and Homophobia
Moderate: Racial slurs, Self harm, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Racism, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Child death, Cancer, Fatphobia, and Outing
Spoiler
There was a happy ending (or at least a satisfying conclusion where nothing terrible winds up happening to the main character), but the book as a whole was heavy.nicoleonbooks'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
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Bullying
Minor: Domestic abuse and Outing
caribbeangirlreading'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
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Bullying, Homophobia, and Sexual content
Moderate: Self harm, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Domestic abuse
marenmk's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Bullying
Moderate: Racial slurs and Suicide attempt
Minor: Domestic abuse
kylieshart'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: Self harm, Bullying, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Outing, and Homophobia
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Body shaming
pich's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
i really liked the symbolism behind the fire, even if it was pretty simple. i think the story started to pick up more towards the middle, but i still liked it. the religious themes were definitely pretty relatable, for me at least.
Spoiler
obviously the scenes involving masturbation made me uncomfortable, but i’m glad they didn’t drag on for an unnecessarily long time. i would’ve liked for ted to have had another appearance, maybe with a letter of some sort delivered to Aiden.Graphic: Suicide attempt, Bullying, Cursing, and Homophobia
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual content
Minor: Body shaming and Racial slurs
dana_naylor'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Bullying, and Sexual content
Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming
Minor: Domestic abuse
robinks'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? No
4.25
Graphic: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Bullying, and Misogyny
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Minor: Domestic abuse, Outing, and Sexual content
an_everyday_penguin'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
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Homophobia, and Fatphobia
Minor: Domestic abuse