alaina'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Xenophobia
Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicide, Death, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and War
cassellwrites'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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Pregnancy, Gun violence, Death, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Outing
kibbles15'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Death of parent and Animal death
Minor: Medical trauma, Cursing, Terminal illness, Outing, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Hate crime, Pregnancy, and Bullying
kcarney86'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
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Bullying, Death, War, Mass/school shootings, Grief, and Gun violence
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: War, Classism, Outing, Pregnancy, and Violence
loseitifyouneedit'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
Moderate: Grief, Pregnancy, and Death
Minor: Suicide attempt
readbycarina'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: Gun violence, Death, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
Minor: Violence, Car accident, Suicide, and War
st61826'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
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Murder and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide, Outing, and Car accident
cle_hobbit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Where the book falls short, though, is it tries to toe this fine line between is knowing good or bad for most of the story, and gets distracted by focusing more on teasing us than telling a deep and insightful story. It also hinges heavily on dramatic irony to the point where wanting to see how a ironic situation would play out down the line was the only thing keeping me invested.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a bad book. It’s a novel scale of a common sci fi concept (knowing when you will die) and it tries to explore the complex dynamics of the effects such a string situation could have. It succeeds on the large scale, but it falls short when it comes to the individual stories. The characters and their logic and emotions feel tired; retread from all too common tropes.
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Death, Medical trauma, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Terminal illness
karyan1'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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Car accident, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
leebeeloves'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
Moderate: Grief, Cursing, Death of parent, Outing, Pregnancy, War, Suicide attempt, and Suicide