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faerieevee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, and Classism
Minor: Abortion
eachz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Abortion
Minor: Antisemitism and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
lauralintunen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual content, and Vomit
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Classism
puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Excrement, Antisemitism, and Abortion
vabraham's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Fatphobia, and Mental illness
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Antisemitism, Grief, and Classism
anniesher23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
But that said, I found the majority of this book intolerable. The main character is not only an awful person but also pretty boring. Her extreme privilege, cruelty, and apathy make her hard to care about at all. And when her character does vaguely develop at the end it doesn’t feel earned at all.
I actually thought Riva’s story and character was the most interesting part of the book, so I was frustrated that she was reduced to antisemitic stereotypes of Jewish women (status/wealth/beauty obsessed, not as pretty as the main character, literally described as “greedy” and “vampiric” in one scene, etc.). I get that it’s all coming from the perspective of the main character, who sucks, but still. There’s no real resolution or self awareness on this.
I’m so shocked people like this book so much.
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Antisemitism, Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent
phantompansy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Medical content
Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Vomit, Antisemitism, and Abortion
sadiaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Classism
behindherpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
spooderman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Miscarriage, Racism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Classism