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alysonwonderland84's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment
shizuka'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child death and Mental illness
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Domestic abuse and Blood
sheenaa's review
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Jackson is amazing in how she ties the issues that plague the black community in this book especially the carelessness of the police and the cps in saving the kids. Also i love how Jackson used different colors to symbolize the different characters personalities and how their emotions change the way the color is used.
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Torture, and Lesbophobia
dvnjii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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 abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, and Lesbophobia
jouljet'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
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Classism
annamwallace66'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
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Excrement, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
pagecalico'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? Yes
4.5
My heart truly goes out to both Claudia and Monday and all the suffering they had to endure.
This is such a powerful book but the timeline got a bit confusing for me, besides thats it was a great book!
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia
Minor: Sexual violence
lianathereader'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Murder, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
motypeandroid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
What I wasn't expecting is that today I would be scrolling on tiktok and happen to get a video about the Mitchelle Blair case, and before the video was even over I went to look up if the book was based on it. I didn't find anything definitive but many people who were already familiar with the case beforehand (I realized many were, but I wasn't, as I really steered clear of true crime the majority of my life since it would just upset me) and that it impacted how they felt about the story, especially bc they could tell where it was going.
I don't like the idea of using a real story like this to make a fictional story, even if it is to start up conversations. It would be one thing if it were similar, especially when the point of the book is to highlight how much stuff like this happens and goes overlooked for long periods of time, but to take so much from a specific incident to the point of mirroring that real-life trial...that doesn't sit right with me. I'm going to research the case and make my final decision on the book after, but that...I really don't like that at all.
edit: did some research on the case and yeah...miss jackson was kind of tasteless with the amount of things she lifted from that case like. this is not "loosely inspired" it is directly depicting it. i'm actually really mad now like girl what the hell.
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment
islesbiyana'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
3.25
I closed my eyes, envisioning it, trying to think of anyone I would beg for one more moment with, but only Monday came to mind. I loved her. Well, I mean, not like that. I didn’t love her in a way a girl loved a girl, like romantically. I loved her more like a soul mate loved a soul mate. Who makes up the rules for who your soul belongs to?
If Monday were a color, she’d be red. Crisp, striking, vivid, you couldn’t miss her—a bull’s-eye in the room, a crackling flame.
I saw so much red that it blinded me to any flags.
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Ableism, Infertility, and Miscarriage