hmih's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Grief, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual content, Infidelity, and Racial slurs
bryelle's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This books has many themes of internal struggle. All the characters are going through their own journeys of what their lives are.
Spoiler
Lydia, the girl who goes missing, wants to live up to her parents expectations. She pushes her self and only feels like she has her brother to support her.
Nath, going away to Harvard soon, feels like he is in Lydia’s shadow. His father hit him when he is young and he can never look at him the same.
Hannah, the baby that brought her mother back after she ran away to accomplish her dreams. No one pays attention to her, but she loves them all the same.
Marilyn, wanted to be a doctor, but fell in love and got pregnant. She pushed her goals on her daughter Lydia.
James, Asian man in a mostly white community. Always knows everyone is looking at him and his children.
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Child death, Bullying, and Alcohol
Moderate: Outing
sunny_not'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
Graphic: Child death, Death, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Injury/injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Violence, and Racism
Moderate: Suicide
encharro'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
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, and Suicide
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit and Blood
atalea'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
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child death, Xenophobia, Grief, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexism, Abandonment, Racism, Infidelity, and Racial slurs
Minor: Medical content, Alcohol, Bullying, Suicide, Injury/injury detail, Death of parent, Violence, and Pregnancy
a_alves00's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Sexual content, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Bullying, Suicide, Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, and Misogyny
erikalv97's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It’s well-written, and though I found it hard to like the story at the beginning, by the final chapters I couldn’t put the book down.
(Please, please, PLEASE check the cw, I didn’t and I feel shaken up)
Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Grief, and Infidelity
shannanigans92's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, and Child death
Moderate: Racism and Suicide
Minor: Alcohol, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Vomit
leahrosiee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child death and Infidelity
Minor: Vomit, Suicide, and Pregnancy
majakl's review
- 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
2.75
Minor: Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Bullying, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexism, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Racism