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ameliasbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The writing is strong most of the time, but the story can't keep up with it. Too many side characters, whose stories don't get really elaborated and I could have really done without this totally uninteresting son of a celebrity mother.
I'm rating this a bit higher, because of the strong writing. The story gave me sadness and loneliness (which I'm totally here for), but apart from that, there wasn't enough meat to the bone for me.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug use
namizaela's review against another edition
3.75
However, I didn't enjoy this book as much as I admired it. There were some parts, such as the storyline about Moses, that felt too underdeveloped to make an impact on the whole story. I think this novel would have been more compelling if it had focused entirely on Blandine, her roommates, and James. I still enjoyed reading about the side characters, but I viewed them more as a distraction. Additionally, this is just my personal preference, but some of the dialogue in the book felt extremely unrealistic, as if the author was just using the characters as mouthpieces for conflicts of different schools of ideas. The particular conversation I'm thinking of is
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
mklein319'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
jabakken'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
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Moderate: Drug use, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol