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cikureads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, and Pregnancy
kateped's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Death and Abortion
Minor: Car accident
bethoffermann's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Car accident, Abortion, and Pregnancy
annreadsabook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I also found the ending to be extremely (unnecessarily) jarring and haphazardly thrown in…I can’t understand why the book would end this way aside from shock value.
I think the premise itself is interesting and the book held my attention; I just needed the characters’ chemistry to be more believable and would’ve liked to have gotten a bit more into Efe’s interior life because there really was no understanding of how she was reasoning through her decisions.
Graphic: Death, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
jpreads6'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
5.0
Graphic: Death
just_one_more_paige'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Car accident, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
kerrygetsliterary'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
lostinthebooks_'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
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Car accident, and Abortion
ukponge'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Death, Abortion, Death of parent, and Abandonment
wellreadmegs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
After finishing the book I realize now that it was always counting down to an event but I have to say I didn't see it coming. It was frustrating to read through all the struggles and then see this book end the way it did. I was caught off guard - in not a good way. As someone who was on the fence about the book while reading it, the ending really frustrated me and made my quest to read the book less fruitful. Maybe I am just being unrealistic though.
I really think I would have been able to keep track of the timeline of the book a lot better if the scenes switched back and forth. It was hard for me to conceptualize ages and timeframes which made the book drag.
Moderate: Death and Abortion
Minor: Child abuse and Violence