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abarnakwn_ourcolourfulpages's review against another edition
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Classism
lyssylyssy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Blood, Outing, and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
uranaishi'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
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Vomit, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, and Classism
peggymay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
lizzym126's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
citrus_seasalt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Anyhow! I loved the setting of this book, too. The Old Hollywood setting starts out with a kind of hypnotic glamour and dazzle, one that Luli quickly finds herself drawn to as a kid first discovering movies. As it goes on, we see parts of this start to fade away because of the disrespect Luli immediately has to learn to defend herself against, and then it takes on a mysterious, almost scary but ultimately alluring image once more of the immortality and supernatural business is introduced. The movies themselves are described a lot, both in general plot description and in production process(depends on their place in the plot), as you get to hear about the pictures that Luli was involved in or grew up with. I also liked that a lot! It was very cool to read about the behind-the-scenes details for these flicks, even if they only exist in-universe. (I was, and am, what you’d call a “theatre kid” so this, naturally, fascinated me.) And with those behind-the-scenes snippets, of course, came different relationships involving our main character and (mainly) her co-stars/workers! Maybe there could’ve been a bit more development on their parts, though, but I overall liked the explorations of the different dynamics captured within the narrative.
I also enjoyed the writing style. It felt lush and lyrical, with an additional bite for when it was most appropriate. Typically I read YA, so this was a nice change of pace, to be reading a distinctly adult book with this style.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy
purplatypus's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcohol
entityj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Sexual content
Moderate: Xenophobia and Classism
Minor: Death, Homophobia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I will say though that the world was very interesting (even if we didn't get to see a lot of it) and the way the magic was used to emphasize real world issues was mostly well done.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol
aardwyrm'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
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism