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kristins3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Tiffany McDaniel does have a tendency to write characters that constantly give very deep-sounding statements in a way that defies reality, but they also often mean nothing so I’m not sure what to think
The cover does kind of annoy me because it doesn’t match the bottom/top half lipstick used throughout the book
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty
hailsreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism
aisya_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
jnnkdl'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Vomit, and Abandonment
djgroupi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Based on the unsolved murders of six women in Chillicothe, Ohio known as the Chillicothe Six.
This book tore my heart to pieces. Such beautiful, haunting and poetic writing to describe the story of identical twins named Arc and Daffy who are born into a life of addiction and prostitution and suffer one tragedy after another amidst a small town where girls are being murdered and dumped in the local river. Despite their bleak lives Arc makes the most of it by looking at the world through rose colored glasses to make life bearable for her sister and friends despite their grim reality.
I cannot say enough good things about this book. While it's heartbreaking and sad with no good ending in sight, I loved every moment spent with Arc and Daffy.
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Rape, Death of parent, and Murder
magicofthepages'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder
patiolinguist'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Murder
bookscoffeehayley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book was not an easy book to read but had me totally shocked at the end. It lost half a star due to pacing in the middle. It dragged a wee bit but not too badly that it distracted much from the story.
McDaniel is an auto-read author for me!
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, and Murder
maggiemcfly'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
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
itsredandread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Child death and Murder