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wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation
dragon_lord's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Excrement, and Pregnancy
megelizabeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, and War
Moderate: Racism and Alcohol
Minor: Death, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
spookily'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
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Deportation
Minor: Death, Drug use, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
breadwitchery'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual content
Moderate: War
Minor: Death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Alcohol
sarah984'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? It's complicated
4.0
The ways that Lily discovered that there were people like her who could lead full lives really rang true to me (Lily realizing women could kiss each other from reading pulps at the drug store is also an interesting tie in to Malinda Lo’s own work considering that she was writing mainstream LGBT YA in the pretty sparse early 2000s market) and despite the traumatic things that happen overall the book has an optimistic tone that I liked.
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Violence, and Forced institutionalization
Adult/minor relationships are speculated on by some characters and appear in a sensational newspaper article, but there are no relationships like that on the page.