readinthefiels'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
3.75
L'histoire de Stevie et Nora m'a fait verser quelques larmes. La situation de Stevie semble difficile à vivre, mais celle de Nora l'est tout autant.
Spoiler
La fin donne cependant de l'espoir, notamment sur l'acceptation de Stevie par ses parents, malgré l'amour de son père pour Fox News et celui de sa mère pour la religion !Moderate: Physical abuse and Racism
bg_oseman_fan's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Violence, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, and Cursing
kateausten's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol and Sexual content
thisiswhy_wecanthavenicethings's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Spoiler
This was a pretty enjoyable read. I’m not sure that I really liked that Stevie never got her memory, but I’m not sure whether this is realistic amnesia rep. I really liked the romance between Nora and Stevie. I understand why Nora didn’t tell Stevie but I felt like she deserved to know. I wish the last two chapters had been stretched out a little more. Overall I really liked this book.Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Racism and Physical abuse
laketwentytwo'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Racism, Abandonment, Medical content, and Religious bigotry
skudiklier'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
4.75
Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, Child abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
gwynethburns21's review
5.0
Moderate: Racism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Outing, Abortion, and Physical abuse
takarakei's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, and Child abuse
Moderate: Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
betweentheshelves'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? No
4.5
Stevie, our main character, is probably the best developed, as most of the side characters felt pretty one dimensional to me. We do get to hear some from Nora through the forms of letters, but we really only see her through Stevie's. That was really my only complaint about the story, though, that I wish some of the side characters would have been more developed.
One of my favorite aspects of the story was the way Stevei's friendship with Ryan kind of happened because of her accident. He becomes such a great ally for her, and I imagine that their friendship will continue long after this story is over.
There was also a sense of tension due to Stevie's amnesia, because we know something happened between her and her parents but we don't really know what, just like Stevei doesn't know what. It adds to the plot and helps make it a better overall story, in my opinion.
All in all, this is a touching romance that will leave you with a sense of hope by the end.
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Child abuse
Moderate: Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
astraeal's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Medical content, and Outing