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spaghettii'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
4.5
Moderate: Biphobia, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
lauwbinx'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
4.75
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, and Murder
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Sexual content, Slavery, Abandonment, and Colonisation
Suicide attempt warning is for mentions of a posthumous character having asked for assisted suicide.ajpotz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Ableism, Vomit, and Abortion
lotte5322's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism, Sexism, Suicide, and Religious bigotry
ramreadsagain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
For once the pop culture references didn’t annoy me! It actually felt pretty realistic for teenage boys to use them as a coping mechanism in this setting.
This was tense yet so heartwarming and now I’m feeling gay and emotional. It had some really good messages about hope, good people, shitty governments in pandemics, and love.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide
davidbythebay'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
5.0
I was kept guessing from page 1 about what was going to happen next. Some things did happen as I hoped/predicted, even if not in the way I originally thought. Other things came out of nowhere. No matter what, it was intense in all the best ways. I legitimately YELLED at the book at one point - no spoilers! - and pleaded with the author as though I was Annie Wilkes in Misery. Had things not gone to my satisfaction, I don't know if I wouldn't have gone full Wilkes. Thankfully, things worked out better than I could have hoped.
The pacing of the book made me hesitant a good amount of the time. It flew by to the point where what I thought the ending was going to be would have occurred only 50% of the way through the book. Yup. I was convinced that the story arch was one particular thing and that it was being resolved at 50%. I was pleased to see that there was some legs to the second half of the book - and I do mean a nice set of legs. It was almost like this was two books combined into one in that there were almost two different plots that were seamlessly and masterfully stitched together. Brown's book doesn't feel like two books smashed together. At the 50% mark I started wondering where we were going to go next. The second half naturally came out of the first half and transitioned smoothly.
Brown skillfully maintained the tension and begged the reader to turn the page. There was not a stray word nor a stray moment in this piece. I have to say, this was a masterful M-M Romance. Hope and the discovery of what love and what makes a home is the center of this novel. I have discovered a new book that I have fallen in love with. I hope that this author, whom I now adore immensely, will write again in the future. Whether it be in this universe or another, I want to see more from Erik J. Brown!
WARNINGS: Be of the mindset that you can handle discussions of a deadly super flu, detailed descriptions of illness and deaths, violence, some gore, death of family and loved ones, homophobia, and medical discussions.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Suicide
captainoliimar'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Misogyny, Racism, Torture, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Stalking, Outing, Colonisation, and Classism
zumo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical content, and Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Death, Homophobia, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, and Murder
kaz_brekker1'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism and Death of parent
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide