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ksnizzle13's review against another edition
5.0
Although the content made it very difficult to read, it really was a beautifully written novel. This is my second time reading one of Jessica Knoll’s novels, the first being Bright Young Women, and I really have a better understanding of her as a writer, in a sense. Bright Young Women evoked powerful emotions of anger, sadness, heartbreak, and injustice - this was also my experience with this novel. I love reading stories with characters that really embody the complexities of being human - the good, the bad, the flaws, the versions we present to the world vs the ones we keep to ourselves. I really love her voice and how she opens up a window for the reader into a different perspective.
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Rape, Mass/school shootings, and Suicide attempt
primaproulla's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
Minor: Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
lianathereader'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
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Mass/school shootings, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicide, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Gore, Infidelity, Blood, and Outing
peggy_racham's review
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
bookdragonk's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Cursing and Classism
arbramirez's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Islamophobia, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Outing
itstashh'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
charisma_reads's review against another edition
1.5
The favor and watch the Netflix adaptation.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, and Mass/school shootings
dsaiz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Mass/school shootings
cady_sass'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
3.75
The writing here, I feel, is really solid. The narrative of bad things sometimes also happen to bad people is an interesting take - the protagonist here is an insufferable sociopath, she has very little redeemable qualities and everything she does/says makes you not want to root for her. But, at the end of the day, her trauma is STAGGERING. At what point does it become understandable that you’re a terrible person when so many horrible, unfathomable things have happened to you? For me, this is more of a character study than a thriller. Goes without saying that there are many, many trigger warnings here. Many reviews have said this is like Walmart Gone Girl and I think that’s probably selling it a bit short and doing a disservice to the book, since Gone Girl is a dark and twisted thriller through and through, which this is not.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism