texas_reznikoff'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: Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Child abuse, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Car accident, Death, Violence, Bullying, Classism, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
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
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
nsmythe_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Spoiler
What! A! Book! šš¼Ā Knollās novel covers a wide variety of triggering topics from sexual assault & rape to eating disorders to school shootings to grief and everything in between.Ā This book was heavier in nature & subject than I expected, however, she found ways to tie in such strong subjects in a free flowing way.Ā It wasnāt explicitly thrown in your face yet showed as both the past & present POVs of the main character, TifAni (later going by Ani).Ā ĀAs a native of the hometown she talks about in the book, this novel quite literally hits close to home. The street names, pizza places, local colleges, all of it made the story even more real.Ā
There were moments where TifAni was absolutely insufferable and Knoll made it very hard to root for her at times. She was self-centered & a bit shallow, yet you start to uncover the core reasons how she got here in this present self.Ā Her journey is rough and by the end, you hope she discovers a road to self recovery & exploration (I also hope she discovered some therapy because she needed it after what she went through wow).Ā Knoll took us through the journey, one of which she later shared was one of her own, which made it the vulnerability in Aniās emotions even more raw & real.Ā
In the end, this was a really great book.Ā While the subject can be extremely triggering, I would recommend to anyone to immediately read!
Spoiler
Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Gun violence
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Rape
Minor: Eating disorder, Abortion, Alcohol, Bullying, and Grief
booksopi's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Rape