incorvusveritas'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
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Sexual violence, Rape, Body shaming, Self harm, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Racism and Racial slurs
carolineeckels's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Self harm, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
_alyssar_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Vomit, Excrement, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Outing, Suicide, Violence, Fatphobia, Gore, Alcohol, Blood, Rape, and Self harm
zviews11's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Child death, Body shaming, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
mouwuol's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Outing, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Murder, Alcohol, Body horror, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Ableism, Death, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Violence
cady_sass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The writing here, I feel, is really solid. The narrative of bad things sometimes also happen to bad people is an interesting take - the protagonist here is an insufferable sociopath, she has very little redeemable qualities and everything she does/says makes you not want to root for her. But, at the end of the day, her trauma is STAGGERING. At what point does it become understandable that you’re a terrible person when so many horrible, unfathomable things have happened to you? For me, this is more of a character study than a thriller. Goes without saying that there are many, many trigger warnings here. Many reviews have said this is like Walmart Gone Girl and I think that’s probably selling it a bit short and doing a disservice to the book, since Gone Girl is a dark and twisted thriller through and through, which this is not.
Graphic: Homophobia, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship
katiea714'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
3.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Gore, Murder, Mental illness, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Sexual violence, and Outing
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Cursing, Vomit, Self harm, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Homophobia, Body horror, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Lesbophobia, Violence, and Classism
Minor: Fatphobia, Violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Abortion, Animal death, Cursing, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Vomit
jamiejanae_6'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: Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, Vomit, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Child death, Body horror, Classism, Homophobia, Sexism, Grief, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Death, Emotional abuse, Outing, Physical abuse, Rape, and Suicide attempt
hanreadin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Self harm, and Violence
Moderate: Transphobia, Ableism, Infidelity, Vomit, and Excrement
Minor: Infertility and Excrement
sbottsy21'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
3.5
Graphic: Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Homophobia, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Rape, Fatphobia, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide