ines_sofia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Blood, and Child abuse
Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Medical content, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Eating disorder, and Drug abuse
garrisonabbey's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
joey lynch and i are so irrevocably tethered in so many ways. seeing a story like his was so special, i can’t even begin to describe it with words.
aoife molloy is one strong powerhouse woman, and i admire her so much. whatever you do, please read their story!
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, and Death of parent
josxphinchen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Drug use, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Vomit, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts
andeng'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
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Suicide, Death, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Murder, Rape, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence
downtown_kb'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
Read this book when you are in a good place emotionally because it will put you in a bad place emotionally. It is heavy, raw and the hits just keep coming, and coming, and coming. This deals very heavily with Joey’s heroin addiction, caused by a nightmare of domestic abuse and violence, as well as Aoife’s
Spoiler
pregnancyGraphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Violence, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Blood, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Vomit, and Bullying
Minor: Police brutality
nadiaherondale's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I was right: I loved that we caught up to the first books timeline and we could interact more with the rest of the cast, but also, I loved following Joey and Aoife more this book than the previous one. It was lovely and heartbreaking to read their story.
A whole 5/5 with all my heart
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Death, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Violence, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Rape, Police brutality, Suicide, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, and Bullying