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shanaaa's review
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Moderate: Ableism and Grief
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, and Violence
duck1e's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- 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
5.0
Reading this book as a diabetic (type 2 in my case) is so incredibly impactful.
The mc Persephone is absolutely spiralling, thinking she deserves her diabetes and doesn’t take care of herself as a result. She’s a grieving, angry, chronically ill 16 year old, with all the complications that go along with it.
I can’t really put into words how this book made me feel except that it was essential. Impactful. Gut-wrenching. I cried. Five stars.
My favourite book of the year so far.
The mc Persephone is absolutely spiralling, thinking she deserves her diabetes and doesn’t take care of herself as a result. She’s a grieving, angry, chronically ill 16 year old, with all the complications that go along with it.
I can’t really put into words how this book made me feel except that it was essential. Impactful. Gut-wrenching. I cried. Five stars.
My favourite book of the year so far.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Ableism, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Minor: Cancer, Cursing, and Gun violence
weirdfi's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.5
3 & 1/2 stars.
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I won a copy through Text Publishing.
It's a stunning cover, though does feel a different vibe from the book a little I think.
I would not usually do trigger warnings, but I think you do need to be aware of a few as the writing is first person mostly and very visercal and real. I felt a bit faint at times.
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needles, blood descriptions, medical issues, cancer, sex, death
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It felt very Aussie outback and I could picture some scenes clearly, whilst a few others I wouldn't have had as much experience imagining. If you don't like your protagonists angry and moody this may not be for you. I felt I managed to push on because she's a teenager and there's been some pretty big changes she is still adjusting to. And of course, everyone reacts differently as individuals.
For it's size, I just recommend it for how many topics it managed to cover without it feeling rushed. It almost was slow and sedate for the build up to the end.
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I won a copy through Text Publishing.
It's a stunning cover, though does feel a different vibe from the book a little I think.
I would not usually do trigger warnings, but I think you do need to be aware of a few as the writing is first person mostly and very visercal and real. I felt a bit faint at times.
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needles, blood descriptions, medical issues, cancer, sex, death
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It felt very Aussie outback and I could picture some scenes clearly, whilst a few others I wouldn't have had as much experience imagining. If you don't like your protagonists angry and moody this may not be for you. I felt I managed to push on because she's a teenager and there's been some pretty big changes she is still adjusting to. And of course, everyone reacts differently as individuals.
For it's size, I just recommend it for how many topics it managed to cover without it feeling rushed. It almost was slow and sedate for the build up to the end.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
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