agoraphobic_crawfish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Reading this was painful. Upsetting. I probably won't read another book like it in the future.
Spoiler
Tyler said he "didn't want to be alone anymore". He was never alone. He isolated himself in his grief and then when he successfully pushed ppl away, he turned that grief to anger. I can't feel bad for him though. He wasn't a good person before the shooting. As much as autumn tried to paint him as a saint because he was there for her. he's homophobic, a rap*st, and manipulative/controlling.Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Grief, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Gore, Child death, Car accident, Blood, Gun violence, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Death of parent, Violence, Physical abuse, Islamophobia, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Child abuse, and Hate crime
mollyharwood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Violence, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Physical abuse, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Bullying
spooderman'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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Bullying, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Dementia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Xenophobia, Outing, Vomit, Deportation, and Islamophobia
kaylasbookgram'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
This book was so devastating and super emotional.
Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Lesbophobia, Confinement, Grief, Gun violence, Outing, Rape, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
anonymous_traveller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Vomit
sharlapeggy'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Violence, Gore, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Murder, Torture, Child death, and Blood
sassyshark's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Grief, Medical content, Racism, and Religious bigotry
shannay_05's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Rape
jane_carey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
HUGE TWs
I'm having a hard time figuring out how exactly to voice my problems with this book so I'll start with a positive? It made me cry, bawl like a baby just because of its nature. It was also pretty diverse which counts for something. That being said I feel like it was written by someone who really wanted to cover an important topic but didn't actually have the ability to do so. I've seen a few other reviewers say it was very "black and white" and I think that's a good way to put it. And I'm not at all looking for any glorification of school shooters but it would have been nice to show how varying victims can be and how events like these still have such a huge impact on everyone. My biggest issue however, was the portrayal of how the characters coped with the shooting and previous traumas. It felt very unrealistic and, for lack of a better term slightly offensive. Off of my distaste for the content I was also disappointed in the writing style. It was written in four different POVs and it may as well have been a book in one perspective with how similar the voice of every character was. Overall I'm very disappointed, this topic is one I want to learn more about and I think I will try to find books that portray it more realistically.
Graphic: Gun violence and Blood
Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Chronic illness
readdsfantasy'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence