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narbine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Abortion, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
asacco9642's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Infidelity, Rape, Car accident, and Abandonment
Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
ksolesby'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: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
marinajonesreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Sadie and Sam are twin flames. Closer than lovers. Closer than family. They orbit around each other in a way that neither of them can even help. They’re not two sides of the same coin, they are the same side. Two heads staring at each other. It’s just a gift that she shared them, all their messiness and all their madness, with us.
TL;DR: This book was more than great and I highly recommend it.
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
sierrabowers'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
the_rabble's review against another edition
Lots of clichés- which is fine, I love a trope- but none of it was particularly fresh or created movement.
I liked the family members we met and that one of the characters does some artistic crafting for the other.
Aside from that, this is just rich kids who have bad judgement and trauma. The main characters were not interesting or sympathetic. One is placed in an emotional abusive relationship condoned by her friends. The second time that happened is about where I noped out.
There are also Silicon Valley-esque interstitials of tech reporting that made me like the Ivy Leaguer MCs even less on top of the "it's okay that our friend is
The gaming is not joyful, it's a slog that also manages to paper over how sometimes you just don't win those 90s era games. It felt... discordant with my own experience (but I was a Sega/DOS kid, maybe the author was NES.)
It also sucks to read a book where the only other woman game designer is portrayed as someone to shit on.
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Sexism
Moderate: Cancer, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
plumpeony's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Genocide, and Abortion
dannothedino'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: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, and Abandonment
briebliotheque'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
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, Car accident, and Abandonment
Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, and Injury/Injury detail
handsomelibrarian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Definite content warning about a professor/freshman student relationship that has nonconsensual BDSM aspects, and a separate content warning for gun violence.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment