sonygaystation's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, and Pregnancy
Minor: Grief, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death, Abortion, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness
blackferrum's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Pertama, mau kasih warning dulu. Jangan pernah baca blurb-nya (kecuali kalo emang kepo banget ini soal apa) karena ada spoiler tipis di sana. Yah, nggak bakal ngaruh banget sih, kalo yang baca clueless. Cuma nanti bakal kerasa banget waktu baca beberapa bab.
Kedua, mau bahas soal fisik bukunya dulu. BUKUNYA FLOPPY. Seneng banget! Plus agak sayang gitu mau pegang wkwkwk sumpah gapenting. Kebetulan aku sampulin dan ini termasuk yang sukses alias beneran nyatu sama cover-nya (well, lebih nggak penting lagi).
Ketiga, oke balik ke isi bukunya. Seingetku di 3 buku sebelumnya nggak ada masalah sama terjemahannya, tapi di sini kenapa rasanya kasar banget, ya. Kasar in texture maksudku. Bab awal tuh banyak bingung, "ini bahas apa", "topiknya apa, sih?" dan yang paling seting ditanyakan (dalam hati), "konteksnya apa?". Idk, apa versi aslinya memang banyak pakai bahasa khas YA alias gaul gitu, nggak formal lah, tapi pas diterjemahin kenapa kagok kesannya, hey 😭
Keempat, soal karakterisasi nggak ada masalah berarti. Milly just being Milly, begitu pun Aubrey dan Jonah. Yang paling kuat back story-nya tuh Aubrey. Kerasa banget lah backgroud keluarganya gimana terus cara dia deal sama dirinya sendiri gimana. Struggle-nya kerasa. Feel bad for her about Thomas. Aubrey digambarkan jadi cewek canggung yg nggak pede sama dirinya sendiri, haus pengakuan dari ayahnya, dan segenap rasa rendah diri lainnya. Milly sebaliknya, berani dan tau dia cantik, tapi nggak lantas centil dan genit. Jonah sendiri agak kurang kuat karena di pertengahan cerita ada hal yg bikin goals dia melenceng.
Kelima, oiya ini pakai sudut pandang orang pertama. Khas banget buku2 Karen. Ada 3 pov. Aubrey paling banyak flashback dan jelasin kondisi keluarganya. Milly juga ada, tapi lebih condong ke misteri dan suspense-nya. Sedangkan Jonah, yaaa banyak bahas dia dan struggle-nya, masa kini, dan his feelings. Ada bab flashback juga dari ibunya Milly, Allison.
Keenam, alurnya sih oke, tapi karena banyak juga bahas masalah keluarga jadinya kayak nggak fokus. Terus jadi anti-klimaks. Beneran kaget, tapi nggak heran. Alasan villain juga apa ya, rasanya anyep gitu. Sayang banget padahal bagian menuju konflik itu udah seru.
Ketujuh, ending-nya kerasa hambar juga. Di sini ada kejutan juga, cumaaan yah gitu, tiba2 end. Bahkan sampe bengong sebentar, "Ini beneran gini aja?" Bagian epilog definetely fan service banget, jadi aku mau bilang makasih, sih wkwkwk
Rekomen kalo mau baca buku genre misteri dan suspense ala YA. Porsinya ringan lah.
Moderate: Deadnaming, Violence, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Murder, and Miscarriage
texas_reznikoff's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Murder, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Gun violence, Abandonment, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Violence, Incest, Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Addiction, Grief, Miscarriage, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Sexism
cateemma's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Dementia, and Death
Minor: Terminal illness, Car accident, Death of parent, and Classism
kstericker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Dementia, and Pregnancy
Minor: Abortion, Body shaming, Car accident, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Incest
ladylovestead's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Moderate: Abortion, Murder, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Miscarriage
Minor: Car accident, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
therewillbenewsuns's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Miscarriage
Minor: Murder and Violence
cbbyles07'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
3.25
TW: miscarriage, drugs, alcohol abuse, death, and violence (most discriptions are not graphic and yield to expectations of a YA book)
Minor: Miscarriage, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Murder, Grief, Drug use, Death of parent, Dementia, Car accident, Bullying, Alcohol, Addiction, and Abortion
jillkaarlela'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
3.25
Age rating: 14+
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Cursing, Murder, Violence, Death, and Child death
Spoiler
ok the two cousins like each other?? Which we find out later that they aren’t actually related, but they still liked each other when they thought they were cousins so what the heck?emily_mh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Spoiler
I liked how the ending echoed Jonas' story so much in terms of the imposter and financial fraud elementsGraphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence
Moderate: Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
Minor: Abortion, Animal death, Cancer, Car accident, Colonisation, Dementia, Grief, Incest, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual content