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thecandiegirl'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? No
4.25
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
mandareads222'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
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexism, Violence, and Abandonment
theonlybaillie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I docked it half of a star, because I did find the writing a bit juvenile at times. It reads a bit young even though the characters are all adults. Also, some of the conflict points were just a bit underwhelming. However, the sheer charm of the book made up for it in my opinion!
Graphic: Grief and Car accident
Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Vomit, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
ju_harue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Hate crime, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol
lawoodworth's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
madanxiety's review against another edition
3.25
The second thing I didn't like all that much was the twist at the end. This isn't a major gripe tho. I was just so caught off guard because it seemed to so clearly be a nightmare that would never end, which seemed logical because Jack struggled with nightmares, and I was like oh he'll be able to return the favor and comfort her. Like when she was walking back to the car and it took a million years, that seemed to obviously signal to how slow you are in your dreams. I think I wouldn't have minded the twist too much if it had been revealed a little sooner. Because by the time she was watching the footage (which is when I finally became convinced it wasn't a dream - probably later than most, I'll admit lol), I had to replay the whole last like 30m I feel like lol bc I'd spent most of it impatiently grumbling, waiting for the supposed dream sequence to end already. Am I an idiot for this lol? Maybe, but it was a little too Twlight Breaking Dawn for me.
I also wished there'd been a little more romance between Hannah and Jack. We only really got two scenes of them together communicating/acting in their feelings. Obviously the whole book was them like developing the feelings, and that in itself isrl romance, but I'd have liked if they got more time actually together. Which is funny bc I saw a similar comment under a different book I recently read and thought they were crazy. So it's probably a to each their own kind of situation.
I know this has been a mostly critical review, but I really didn't hate the book. The style of narration was interesting; it reminded me of voice-over narrators in film and TV, both humorous and personal. I think it's just one of those books you can breeze through quickly, needing to know the resolution, but that won't really stick with you all that much.
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism
kaydeedickins'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Sexism, and Vomit
amandamarieger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Stalking and Car accident
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
mcmartini's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Gun violence and Stalking
Moderate: Sexism and Sexual harassment
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail