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kmcrossman's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Infidelity and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Sexual harassment
readwithsophsx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
skudiklier'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: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Medical content, Abortion, and War
katiebennettwrites'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? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
ariesbookmami'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: Miscarriage
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Gaslighting
book_perk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy
annabarnardwright's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
I think I would have enjoyed it more if it didn’t already “know” Hazel, I found it impossible not to read the main character as Hazel herself because there were so many similarities, especially with the character’s name never being revealed. I often got distracted wondering if any scenes actually happened and if Theo was based on her public relationships with Jack Howard or Ollie Smyth, or both? I’ll be interested to see if Hazel can write another good book with a completely different main character.
The reverse story format was interesting. Although I hated Theo at the start, I’d forgotten why by the end and was starting to like him. I do think putting dates on each chapter would have helped the reader as I kept having to check back the start of the previous paragraph to remember where the story had picked up again. The book did drag on a bit, there were a lot of really detailed scenes that didn’t add anything to the plot.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse