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allison_reads_87'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
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting
gin_and_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, and Blood
This is not a fantasy book as advertised. It has a promising start and very quickly develops into YA, trauma dump ship wreck with no plot or character development. This book will leave you yelling and feeling angry for sureamberinpieces's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Grief
Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
minniestronni'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
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism
joyreadsbuku'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
3.5
Long(er) review: Okay... I read this book bcs of a YouTuber who wanted to read it. It is described as BGM (Black Girl magic) and the YouTuber said that the author sent it to her, who said that there is "no trauma" in this book. Tell me why, from the very first page to the very last, there was nothing but trauma? Yes, there is one trigger warning at the beginning ("Content note: this book contains depictions of child and animal abuse), but then why would the author say that there isn't any trauma...? I mean, a lot of people dnf'ed bcs of this very reason.
When I hear BGM, I think of Amari (Amari and the Night Brothers), Zélie (Children of Blood and Bones), and Deka (The Gilded Ones). This is not that, at all. I've watched other reviews on YouTube and one person said that this isn't a heavy book. Let me tell you now: this book is very heavy and emotionally taxing;
Idk who the target audience was, but if you're looking for BGM like the books I've mentioned above, this is not it. Just be (emotionally) prepared, bcs I wasn't, and I had to put the book down several times.
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Drug abuse
imstephtacular's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
Minor: Sexism and Vomit
lowkeymarie'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: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
glasswisteria'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
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse and Gun violence
Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts
bookswhitme's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment