bialves'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
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Rape, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Death, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Torture, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty
joshoonet'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
5.0
- MY HEART
- TJ Klune you have done it again
- The next volume only comes out in August (at least in the edition that fits the one i have now) and i am in pain
- I only read Cerulean Sea and Whispering Door before this, and... this is darker. And SMUTTIER. Also people say fuck. I like it!
- Klune is one of my favourite authors because he always includes healthy, but realistic! communication, especially between men. It's just so damn refreshing.
- Also a bunch of queer characters! Incredible! I have yet to find a trans character though, maybe in his next book?
- His book have been the only one to make me genuinely emotional in a long time
Graphic: Abandonment, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Murder, and Animal death
Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape
Ableism, Domestic Abuse, Alcohol:Spoiler
the protagonist's father is kind of a piece of shit, but he leaves pretty early on in the book. Nothing too graphic here.Spoiler
the protagonist falls for his friend, who he's known since that friend was ten years old. This only happens when the friend is 17 and the protagonist is 23 years old; nothing graphic happens between them at this point.Spoiler
around page 442 there's a pretty damn smutty sex scene between the male main characters, apart from that only a mention here and there.Spoiler
the protagonist's mother dies by violence, and his father "in all but blood" as well. Grief is a major theme of the book. The protagonist's biological father dies as well, but there isn't really any grief tied to it.Spoiler
a major theme in this book. The protagonist's father left pretty early on, and later his friend and partner leaves for an undetermined time as well; this is devastating for the protagonist.Spoiler
one of the main characters was kidnapped and tortured as a child, which is mentioned quite a lot.booksbutmakeitgay's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Kidnapping, Torture, Blood, Death, and Murder
otbval'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
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Rape
Minor: Alcohol
maruu_t's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Torture
foreverinastory'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
Rep: Bisexual male MC, MC's father is an alcoholic, achillean (gay coded) love interest with PTSD, asexual male side character, gay/achillean male side characters, Latine/x male side character
CWs: Graphic: Abandonment, alcohol consumption, blood, death, death of parents, grief, gun violence, injury/injury detail, mental illness (anxiety), murder, sexual content (one scene very graphic, several instances of sexual innuendo), violence, vomit. Moderate: body horror, child abuse/torture, kidnapping, alcoholism, emotional abuse (parents/child), suicidal thoughts. Minor: animal death.
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Animal death
kharlan3's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Torture
Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, and Rape