The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
cielo'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Cancer, Classism, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Blood, Infertility, War, Death, Grief, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Self harm, and Suicide attempt
jpn99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, War, and Violence
Minor: Genocide
joshtuttle'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
4.25
Moderate: War, Blood, Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Violence, and Abortion
mels_reading_log's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Miscarriage, Self harm, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Abortion and War
This book takes place in 1950’s Iran through 2013 in America so it does cover a lot of touchy subjects.spellygirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, and War
Moderate: Abortion, Blood, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness
sydneywhite'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
4.0
Graphic: Abortion, Child abuse, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual assault and Blood
Minor: Chronic illness
schausjk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Mental illness, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Gore, Mass/school shootings, War, Violence, Abortion, Sexism, Colonisation, Police brutality, and Racism
Minor: Pregnancy, Infertility, Blood, and Cancer
alexisgarcia'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
it was so enlightening on the tribulations many Iranian people faced during that time. i felt my heart break when the characters faced grief and loss, which is hard for an author to achieve.Â
i would recommend this 1000%, please just check trigger warnings!!!
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Miscarriage, War, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Abandonment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Classism, Colonisation, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt
amandas_bookshelf'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: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Classism, Colonisation, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, Self harm, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage
Minor: Abortion
megelizabeth's review against another edition
2.0
However, there are two things about this book that I just cannot forgive. The first is that it celebrates a character who grooms a child, and the second is that its representation of a mentally ill character feels lazy and one-dimensional and made me very uncomfortable. I'm not saying that mentally ill people can never be bad people, but to present the only mentally ill character as such and to leave very little space for any slight expectation of why they act the way they do is just irresponsible in my opinion. This book could've been incredible if these two elements had been dealt with differently, but instead I was just left feeling thoroughly frustrated and disappointed.
Graphic: Police brutality, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Murder, Death, Miscarriage, and Child abuse
Moderate: Sexual harassment