picklesoup's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, and Bullying
Minor: Miscarriage
lamentedinica's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Miscarriage, Abortion, Misogyny, and Pregnancy
tetedump's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Body shaming, Miscarriage, and Grief
bex_knighthunterbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, and Sexism
Moderate: Infertility, Grief, Pregnancy, and Mental illness
Minor: Alcohol, Blood, and Body shaming
fandomsandfiction's review against another edition
3.0
the illustrations are gorgeous.
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Infertility, Sexual content, and Miscarriage
Minor: Body shaming
some_things_cosmic's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, and Mental illness
travelseatsreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The story unfortunately fell completely flat and left me with with an overwhelming 'meh' feeling by the end. Rather than there being a lack of plotting, the plotting just stopped dead without any sense of growth or closure being found. The coming of age concept married with the summer of firsts should have been fun and engrossing with some lessons learnt however it was full of slut shaming and a character that seemed to overflow with an unexplained meanness. I feel the last line, when Rose is thinking to what could be in her future, pretty much summed up the sincerity of the story "maybe I will have massive boobs. Boobs would be cool."
It pained me to write such a negative view because the artwork is absolutely beautiful. The palette is a one of hazy lavender blue hues which at times feel dream-like or like a distant recalled memory. The tones very much matched the floating sense of melancholy throughout the book and the different page layouts from comic style squares to splash pages really kept the book moving. Each character is very much drawn as a distinct individual and there a lots of tiny details to keep you lingering on each page. There were so many gorgeous pages that, if I had owned the book, I would have ripped out to display.
Would I recommend it? If you want some stunning art work to look at and even possibly cut out and keep yes! If you want a meaningful coming of age story with growth then definitely no.
Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexism, Body shaming, Mental illness, Abortion, Bullying, Misogyny, and Suicide attempt
eliasiexil'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Sexism and Mental illness
Moderate: Pregnancy and Miscarriage
Minor: Body shaming
bexdorothy'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
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Infertility, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Drug use, Misogyny, Alcohol, Cursing, Sexual content, and Sexism
Minor: Fatphobia, Medical content, Violence, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, and Medical trauma
arthur_ant18'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexism, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Abandonment
Minor: Body shaming, Miscarriage, and Gore