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theebster's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Death of parent
Minor: Racial slurs and Fire/Fire injury
murve's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
kappafrog'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
4.0
Edit: dropping my review from 4.5 to 4. When the excitement of being in the story has worn off I have a few more criticisms of some of the racial dynamics in the book.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
hayleyvharrington'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? No
4.0
Moderate: Biphobia, Drug use, Hate crime, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol
itsbumley'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? No
3.5
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
eleek0609'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, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Dementia and Death of parent
Minor: Car accident and Fire/Fire injury
maevemil'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
3.75
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, and Police brutality
Minor: Death of parent
its2early4this'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
mxbluet18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
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When I started this book, I didn't really know what to make of it. I couldn't really get involved with the characters, and I couldn't find anything I was going to enjoy about it. Things changed once Jane was introduced, I definitely became more interested in it.
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One thing that I wasn't so keen on with this book is the sexually explicit scenes. And I agree that books can have those things, and that they are appropriate to be in books, it's just not something I like in my books. That being said, this is a new adult fiction book, so the characters are older and so those things are going to be more common.
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This book also was a really nice example of the found family trope. The way Niko, Wes and Myla all fit together, and then how August and eventually Jane slot into that family. And how the fact that Myla and Niko are dating doesn't take away from the family
And when Wes has insecurities and anxieties about when they get married and how he'll fit into that plan, they help to assuage those doubts.
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Mental illness
sarah_cameron's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Biphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Racism, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol