pastelkerstin's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Bullying
almost drowninglittleseal's review against another edition
Minor: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Abandonment, Grief, Outing, and Toxic friendship
spooderman'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: Abandonment and Outing
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Animal cruelty
Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Stalking, Classism, Body shaming, and Panic attacks/disorders
pam_'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: Outing
Minor: Bullying
wends_nblw'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
3.25
I didnt quite like the ending
I wasn't a fan of Morgan's friends (I really dislike Serena LMAO) and I wish we got to see more of her familial issues, but otherwise this is a cute, cozy sapphic read!!
Graphic: Outing
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
the_eclectic_shelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Bullying and Homophobia
bookishlybecca'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
4.75
Graphic: Outing
Moderate: Bullying, Classism, and Homophobia
Minor: Alcohol
reading_leaf'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
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Murder, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Bullying
Minor: Ableism
this_book_girl'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
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Outing
itsmeyseniab's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Sometimes you have to let your life get messy. That's how you get to the good parts.
My main "issue" with this is that I wish that Keltie's subplot wasn't included - it felt thrown in and I would've much rather kept 100% of my focus on Morgan's journey. Their romance was cute though, and felt super realistic (sans the fact that
Ultimately I enjoyed this more than The Witch Boy, but I don't think Ostertag's stories are for me.
Graphic: Outing
Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic friendship, and Bullying