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coymeld'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
1.5
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Chronic illness, Cursing, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Animal death, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Stalking, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit
bookbug26's review against another edition
4.0
So many twists and turns, I'm genuinely speechless.
Check the warnings please, other than that, what a strong story.
Graphic: Car accident, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Addiction, Child abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Grief, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Gore, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
kristasorocks'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
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Blood, Physical abuse, and Vomit
ninaevan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
At 200(of 300) pages I was still waiting for something to happen with these characters that had been so developed. A few things happened but nothing like the bang I was expecting (or hoping for). I often enjoy character-over-plot type books but the characters in this book didn’t engage me enough to carry the story. There was no one I particularly cared for or rooted for or even hated enough.
Also, for a ghost story, the ghosts really didn’t contribute much. They were semi involved with one of the characters but I would have liked to see more from them. The whole ghost aspect just didn’t contribute much to the story despite being a selling plot point of the book.
For a further discussion of my thoughts, check out the next episode of my podcast: Books without Borders. https://anchor.fm/books-wo-borders
My scoring:
5.00 | = everyone in the world must read this book
4.75 | = between 4.5 and 5
4.50 | = dessert island book
4.25 | = between 4 and 4.5
4.00 | = great, solid, recommendable book
3.75 | = almost a 4, but not quite
3.50 | = not a 4, but I had a good time
3.25 | = rough patches, but not bad
3.00 | = meh, read-able but nothing to write home about
2.75 | = between a 2.5 and 3
2.50 | = there’s something I liked here but it wasn’t enough to be good
2.25 | = between a 2 and 2.5
2.00 | = not good and there was nothing I liked
1.00 | = bad
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicide
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Abortion, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Vomit, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, and Sexual content