marioosa517's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Bullying, and Grief
Moderate: Fatphobia, Cursing, Body shaming, Drug use, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Cancer, and Child death
Minor: Sexual content, Medical content, Mental illness, Vomit, and Homophobia
myynverse'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
2.75
If the story had better characters with more complex thoughts and more detailed development, I would fawn over the book. It was a decent read though so all is well that ends well.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Bullying
Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, and Addiction
Minor: Homophobia and Sexual content
summerellsworth98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I really loved this book. I knew pretty quickly who SN was. I’m not sure if that was intended but it didn’t make the book bad by knowing. I think the characters in this book are very likable most of the time and I love the “found family” kind of thing going on. It’s a very sweet and good read and I was smiling sooooo big at the end. I absolutely loved it.
Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, Bullying, Alcohol, and Death
Moderate: Cursing, Body shaming, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content
Minor: Eating disorder, Sexual content, Self harm, and Pregnancy
atamano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Bullying, and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug abuse, Death, Alcohol, Classism, Addiction, and Homophobia
Minor: Sexual content and Vomit
sprucewillow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I enjoyed the story for the most part but the writing ruined it for me. The characters were not realistically written like early highschool-age teens. Reading the dialogue was awkward and cringey, and the internal monologue of the protagonist was as well. That, and a few times in the book there was an uncomfortable description of the protag's sexuality/body that felt really out of place. Topics regarding sex and sexuality are of course topics that can and should be accessible in YA books, but the instances it was used in this book felt objectifying and needless.
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Vomit, Alcohol, and Drug use
Minor: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Self harm, and Drug abuse
yk_cadence1'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
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol
hapalyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Addiction and Bullying
Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Sexual content, Drug use, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, and Chronic illness