idk_whatimevendoing's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, Grief, Medical content, Domestic abuse, and Blood
Minor: Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Suicide
dirtyseagull'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
4.25
Not really a spoiler, its in the title.
But here are some very minor spoilers if you wanna keep reading. You are getting a lot of the same here as you did in the first novel, just longer. There's backstory, more world-building, and a shit ton of callbacks to the first novel (and little easter eggs) which give context for who these characters were that were either mentioned or featured in the first story.
These mostly work in service of the novel but sometimes feel like they are just kinda cameos for the sake of cameos and they could have been cut down or cut out. The only other thing that really makes me think that this could have been better is that the story itself, while different and heart wrenching feels far less emotionally powerful to me.
Graphic: Murder, Drug use, Suicide, Death, Death of parent, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Child death, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
at806'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Mass/school shootings
team_mosaic's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Gun violence, and Death
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse
Minor: Homophobia, Transphobia, Infidelity, and Suicide
ree_the_owlgirl's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Suicide
Minor: Car accident
lexi17d's review
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence
Minor: Suicide
james1star'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? It's complicated
4.75
I did film a reading vlog if anyone wanted to see: https://youtu.be/Qnsnwt5yPmk
Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, Death, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Suicide, Gun violence, Cancer, Homophobia, Murder, and Religious bigotry