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maryconney'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
3.0
Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Suicide, and Alcohol
shaunashares's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Death and Gore
Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide
Minor: Alcoholism
monarchbooks'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
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
Minor: Deadnaming
hauntedboi'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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders
ash_ton'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
First, though, no matter how much I complain, I did like the book. I like the concept of the
These are things I know others have talked about, so I'm just going to be another voice agreeing with them. The random insertion of the script format throughout the book wa sso jarring and unecessary. It did nothing for the storyline. If all the dialogue would have been in script format, sure. But that would've sucked and I would have hated it lol. In the same vein, I hated the amount of ridiculous "big" words added that seemingly were only there to beef up the sentences. Also, the made up words as well. Myriaphonic, as far as I can tell from googling, is not a real word. After some clicks, I found out a miraphone is a type of tuba, so maybe that's what he was going for? But like, bud. Pick something else.
The one random 4th wall break 75% into the book was also super jarring and unnecessary to me. If you're going to break the 4th wall, only doing it once isn't gonna cut it. Is the book self-aware or not?
My one last small gripe is how
One last thing. I'm confused about the ending. I get that Tim is Sean's great-grandson. Fine. Makes sense. But
Bottom line: I liked the book/story, I just mostly hated some of the writing style. Usually, I can get over that and in this case I did. I'd still recommend it, especially if you like Scooby Doo and/or retellings.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia
amweber's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
There’s a ton of problematic stuff in this book that I detail in the spoiler tag.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicide, Transphobia, and Violence
Minor: Racial slurs and Racism
bri_fabiano'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
3.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
seawarrior's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racial slurs and Racism
ocean_the_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide
laurajones's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Car accident, and Colonisation