psliz'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Violence
Moderate: Biphobia, Alcohol, and Infidelity
Minor: Kidnapping, Acephobia/Arophobia, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Lesbophobia, Drug use, and Vomit
genevieve_eggleston's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Gaslighting
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Biphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, and Cursing
Minor: Abandonment, Acephobia/Arophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Emotional abuse
abitbetterbooks'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol and Biphobia
Moderate: Vomit, Infidelity, and Alcoholism
lchambers394'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? Yes
4.0
(I also really liked the discussions of bisexuality! They were sensitive and powerful)
Graphic: Biphobia and Alcohol
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Vomit
jpxsoleil's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Biphobia, and Alcoholism
Minor: Vomit, Drug use, and Toxic friendship
torikate7'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
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Biphobia
Moderate: Vomit and Infidelity
Minor: Violence
mozimmerm'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? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Infidelity
Minor: Biphobia, Abandonment, Violence, and Vomit
tinysierra's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I loved that there was brief but casual asexual rep in the side characters. Darcy gets a letter from an asexual student asking for advice about their relationship. Darcy’s response is spot on. It was really nice to see. There were other queer characters as well.
Along the way we get to see problems/tensions with the main character’s parents relationships and how it affects the children/main characters as well.
Minor: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Biphobia, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Addiction, and Vomit
dwoht'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
4.5
i started reading this thinking it's the typical best friends to lovers story, turns out i was wrong but it's a good kind of wrong because i like the two main characters. they're cute and they complement each other well.
i know darcy will be revealed as the locker 89 but i still dreaded it and when it finally happened i felt so uncomfortable and embarrassed! i closed the book for a few minutes to recover.
darcy was held accountable for her actions of course and she's also self aware and tried to correct her mistakes as best as she can. darcy is relatable as all of the characters combined, but darcy is something. she's endearing. (maybe because i see a bit of myself in her lol)
it also reminds me of sex education's first season where they also do the relationship advice thingy which is cool.
i enjoyed this book despite the second hand embarassments that i felt. it's a great read, can't complain much.
Graphic: Biphobia, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity
jadehusdanhicks'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
4.25
We have bisexuals, lesbians, gay men and even aroace rep which is so rare it feels in literature.
We follow growth and destruction of different relationships at points with all sorts of twists. With a happy ending overall this really just kept me enthralled and I loved the characters so much despite their faults
Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Alcohol, Infidelity, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders