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kait_sixcrowsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Drug use and Vomit
laurensilva'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I do love how Choi switches between first and third person narration, especially with Karen, underscoring the difference between what a person remembers and what "actually" happened. For example, Karen's initial first-person telling of what happened between her and Sarah is that Karen went away to "Bible school" for the "fall and winter of [her] junior year" and Sarah struck out alone to London. Then about 70 pages later, we get a third-person telling of "the truth."
I do think we could have done without the final section with Claire. I feel like that story line cheapens the rest of the book, turning it more into a soap opera drama.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content
Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Child abuse, Vomit, Car accident, and Alcohol
hollyglolightly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
travisppe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
ravensalwaysreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Stalking
mia_merrill's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Terminal illness and Pregnancy
lucinotlucy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
sarahcothron's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Emotional abuse and Pregnancy
whorden's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
the 0.75 is because I didn't dnf.
otherwise I despise this book
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
jordans_not_here'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual harassment