clareasday's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Blood, Rape, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Grief, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
aleroness's review against another edition
A heavy and infuriating and brutally honest and uplifting and confusing book tbh. One of those books where's there's no dichotomy of right and wrong (with some obvi exceptions). Everyone who knows someone who has experienced an abusive relationship in any way should read this.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Rape
Moderate: Bullying, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Vomit, and Terminal illness
blue_789'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? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Classism, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Vomit
becca_w_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Confinement, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Child death, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Vomit, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Classism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Infertility, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Abandonment
Minor: Mental illness and Adult/minor relationship
I put the adult/minor relationship tag because technically speaking there is a relationship between an 18 year old and a 15 year old. That said, the age gap is 2 and a half years and isn't too much cause for concern in my opinion.bbrewer14'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? It's complicated
5.0
The characters in the book are more human than I have seen portrayed in a novel in some time. The author helps you feel love and hurt and anger and fear and a gamut of emotions in between, both with and for, each character. The journal entries from the teen years of the main character establish a strong understanding of her reasoning and bond you with her as she travels through her familial relationships and her friendships. The respect you find for her in her confusion and her decisions is deep and strong. The other characters all bring light and dark and love and loss to the table and it is frustrating when you want them to do something to keep with the idea of a fiction novel versus what they should do…be just like people and do just what we do…make mistakes. I will read this again and am looking forward to the sequel. I laughed and cried and loved along with Lily and I am not ready to let her go just yet.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Child death, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Blood, Rape, Medical content, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Abandonment, Infertility, and Vomit
_alyssar_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence
Minor: Infertility, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, and Terminal illness
aiiime's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Blood, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Cancer, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Stalking, Violence, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
medini_l's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, and Death of parent
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Self harm
am314's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Pregnancy and Cursing
Minor: Child abuse, Vomit, and Death of parent
k_urugly'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
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Vomit, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Rape, Cursing, and Sexual violence