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zeitfensterr'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
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Deportation
Moderate: Addiction, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, and War
haley49'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
4.25
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Xenophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Deportation
Minor: Addiction, Cursing, and War
kappafrog'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
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War
Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Blood, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Deportation
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content
auteaandtales'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: Homophobia and Racism
Moderate: Deportation
Minor: Addiction, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and War
onefineelephant's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
The girls don't really get together/confess their feelings until more than half of the way through the book which is not my thing. Also, many of the flashback chapters seemed disjointed from the main story and it felt like they took away from the plot when I really wanted to know what was happening with Lily and Kath. I'm not sure if it was because of the historical fiction genre or the author's writing style, but it felt like all of the characters were at an emotional arm's length; there wasn't enough depth of emotion or communication as I personally am into. I enjoyed the exploration of queerness during this time period, especially with the added element of a person being in high school and being a non-white person.
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Miscarriage
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, and War