The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
maxel268'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
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Infidelity, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Murder
Minor: Eating disorder, Bullying, Classism, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Cancer, Cursing, and Drug use
ashley_turch'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: Suicide, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Medical content, Racism, Blood, Death, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Car accident, and Homophobia
Moderate: Misogyny, Cancer, and Sexism
Minor: Eating disorder and Abortion
There is mention of an animal injury (possibly unintentionally caused by a person). The animal survives, recovers, and thrives. Can easily skip over the paragraph that discusses the injury to get to the happier times.setaggu's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Murder, Cancer, Medical content, Biphobia, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Suicide, and Vomit
Moderate: Blood, Gore, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Cancer, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, Antisemitism, Chronic illness, Death, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abortion, Cultural appropriation, and Eating disorder
scifi_rat's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Prose: 4.5★
Pace: 4★
Concept/Execution: 4★/5★
Characters: 4.75★
Worldbuilding: 5★
Ending: 4.75★
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug use, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, Suicide, Violence, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Car accident, Gore, Vomit, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Blood, Terminal illness, Ableism, Abortion, Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Cancer, Eating disorder, and Mental illness
leselydi'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: Mass/school shootings, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Racism, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Gun violence
Minor: Mental illness and Eating disorder
swee_p'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: Death of parent, Suicide, and Gun violence
Moderate: Mental illness and Eating disorder
cataloguekitty's review against another edition
4.5
Loved seeing the diverse representation- biracial, disable, asexual characters. It felt like real life.
There are some serious trigger warnings so just be aware!
Overall, I don’t think I can read this again for along time but it will definitely haunt me forever. Great book.
Loved the world of building video games- was very accessible for non-gamers.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Medical trauma, Death, Hate crime, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Cancer, Medical content, Vomit, Blood, Grief, Racism, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Mental illness
Minor: Eating disorder, Antisemitism, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, and Pregnancy
dearbhlanoonan's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Medical content, Hate crime, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Death of parent, Cancer, and Death
Minor: Eating disorder
q_bert13's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Death, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexism, Death of parent, Medical content, Abortion, and Cursing
Minor: Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Abandonment, Abortion, Cancer, Eating disorder, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Ableism, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting
ramalam98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I enjoyed the writing and the way the story flowed, it was always engaging to read though did often feel like it was using uncommon words for the sake of it; having to look up word meanings did take me out of the story occasionally.
I also really liked the diversity we see here, with Jewish, disabled, queer, East Asian and mixed race characters at the forefront.
I liked the general plot, and the last couple of chapters were also very strong.
Unfortunately this just didn't feel like the book I was promised. The character dynamics and plot development in the first have had me attached, but the second half lost me. I found it largely unemotional and I feel like I kept seeing strong glimpses of a great novel but it never quite materialised.
Sam and Sadie were two people who did not know how to manage their emotions and I accept that, but it didn't allow me to root for them as much as I would want.
I did not like that Marx died, it felt very cliche and unnecessary. The NPC chapter was good but some of it dragged a bit, particularly when it came to Marx in hospital. Marx was my favourite character but he still wasn't great, from a writing standpoint he had no real depth and seemed to just be there to give Sadie a distraction. I strongly appreciate the intent behind the Pioneer chapter, it just didn't quite deliver for me and was a bit too long.
Also what the fuck was that penis paragraph!!?
Graphic: Car accident, Chronic illness, and Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Gun violence
Minor: Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Hate crime, and Homophobia