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tonix234'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
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Classism, Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Bullying
Minor: Infertility, Blood, Car accident, and Racial slurs
wogslandwriter'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
5.0
I laughed and cried reading this and it may be one of the best literary novels I have ever read. I am definitely interested in more books like this, with a focus on ecology and personhood. It is extremely good and I highly recommend this book.
Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Racism, Murder, Death, Classism, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Mental illness
Moderate: Infidelity, Blood, Death of parent, Sexual content, Cursing, and Misogyny
Minor: Car accident, War, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Child death, Infertility, and Sexism
Kaya, the main character of this book is subject to extreme childhood neglect from and absent mother and alcoholic father. The book focuses on her abandonment and loneliness as it follows her story.aelin_morgenstern's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Racism
Moderate: Grief, Bullying, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, and Confinement
Minor: War, Domestic abuse, Infertility, and Sexual content
The book is set in the 1950s and 1960s. Therefore, the society is segregated and racial slurs are mentioned.paulinskaja's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Bullying, Racism, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, and Murder
Minor: Infertility
cartermon4'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
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Classism, Bullying, and Death
Minor: Infertility
kourts'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
5.0
Moderate: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Classism, Child abuse, Abandonment, Racial slurs, Murder, and Misogyny
reemoony's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Infertility, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Bullying, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Abandonment, Child abuse, Classism, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Violence, Emotional abuse, War, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Death, and Cursing
zams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Kya's story definitly had me in my feelings and the murder had me guessing who did it in-between, but I felt like the main focus was on her life and how the surroundings played such a huge role in it.
All in all a great scenic story, an atmospheric read with the tension of a murder mystery woven in.
Allthough the ending wasn't really surprising to me, I still think it was fitting, however, definitly could have used a little more work, it was rather quick and didn't feel very thought through, but as I said the focus was more on the story than the murder-mystery in my opinion.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Murder and Violence
Minor: Terminal illness, Sexual content, Infertility, Infidelity, and War
tiffyd'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
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Grief, Racism, Alcoholism, Classism, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, and Car accident
sofialeser's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, and Bullying
Minor: Murder, Death, Infidelity, War, Infertility, and Death of parent