The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Grief, Mental illness, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Racial slurs, Excrement, Confinement, Drug use, Ableism, Alcohol, Dementia, Classism, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Medical content, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Racism, and Sexual content
Minor: Suicide, Incest, and Kidnapping
Includes discussion of age gaps - while the main character's love interest is a year older than her, her parents are a decade apart.cookiecat73's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Torture, Ableism, Confinement, Mental illness, Violence, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Gaslighting, Abandonment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Sexism, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Dementia, and Racism
Minor: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Cancer
lilacwhisker's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Murder, Physical abuse, Addiction, Cursing, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Miscarriage, and Blood
Minor: Medical content, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, and Racial slurs
elizabethbooks'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Medical content, and Physical abuse
Minor: Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Infertility, Grief, Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Abandonment
emily_mh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Minor: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Torture
lilifane'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
There are so many important but hard to read themes in this book and all of them are written in a way that just clenches your guts because it feels so real. I've cried because of the bullying, I've cried because of Claudia's tangible loneliness and most of all I cried out of frustration because no one cared enough and listened to a desperate teenage girl.Â
I also loved the structure of the book. Give me multiple timelines, jumble them up and I will read it. Yes, the structure was confusing but I just went with it. I don't know if I would have realised some details earlier if I had read this as a physical book. But I listened to it on audio book (the narrator is AMAZING!) and 2/3s in I had the feeling that I missed something but I couldn't really turn back the pages to check so I just accepted it. Yeah, in the end everything made perfect sense. And I love this aspect of the book as well.Â
So, the ending broke me. On so many levels. But I'm really glad I've read this.Â
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship