lindsayvale'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Death, Sexual content, Child death, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, and Gun violence
claudiamv'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Gun violence
edmistonalex'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Addiction, and Rape
stephsbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
Moderate: Child death and Sexual violence
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Car accident, Gun violence, and Terminal illness
coralie_michon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
However, I really appreciated the ending, and closure that the characters received. The double POVs and the pictures of Owen's art were also a nice surpise.
EMORY IS A QUEEN I LOVE HER (ngl she was my favourite character, I wish we'd seen more of her)
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Car accident, Child death, and Terminal illness
Minor: Gun violence
saramarinho's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
This story has its share of heavy topics and it riles you up for good.
Spoiler
One moment you're head over heals in love with Owen, and the next you want to throw up and hit Trey hard on the face with a brick.It's a complex book in a way, because I've felt like it dealt with different kinds of love and how such love makes people act in different situations. It also shows how family relationships can change and get affected when there's life-altering moments.
Spoiler
Auburn is stronger than she seems and sometimes it's easy to forget that she's only 21. I was a little bit frustrated with her at some point - but I admit my opinion might be slightly "uninformed" since I don't have children and therefore cannot say that her decisions were right or wrong since I can't put myself in her shoes (and yes, I know this is fiction but still) - but at the end she pleasantly surprised me.The artwork is breathtaking and it adds so much to the story! Every painting kept me glued to its page for several minutes and some of the confessions were hard to read.
Again, I've surrendered to another Colleen book and it became officially impossible to resist.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault
Minor: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent
queenbutts'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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Death, Toxic relationship, and Police brutality
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Pregnancy