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avacadosocks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Violence, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Fatphobia, Racism, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
vampire_burrito'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia
maya_venkatesh36's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Gun violence and Pedophilia
Minor: Xenophobia
browdya'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, and Lesbophobia
novelyon'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? It's complicated
3.5
While I enjoyed the characters' arcs and relationships, I found the plot itself to be a bit slow (especially in the beginning, with multiple chapters explaining how the grief transfer works, which doesn't feel very important as this book is very light sci-fi anyway), and the themes could've been touched on with a little more depth. For a novel where the protagonist is a brown immigrant being exploited for a privileged white girl, it lets off the characters that caused and perpetuated that exploitation surprisingly, and disappointingly, lightly. Not only that, but I wish the book dealt with Gabi's trauma more as well; both sisters have been through so much yet the novel doesn't quite touch upon Gabi as it does Marisol; there are many moments where Marisol goes "she's been through so much," yet there are very few moments outside of a precious few lines of dialogue that show that Gabi and some of her behaviors may be processing her own traumas as well.
The ending was also quite abrupt:
Overall, a wonderful book to read if you are invested for the relationships between the characters, but if one wants to read a book that really dives into the heavy topic of US immigration policy and exploitation, I'd suggest looking elsewhere.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Outing
Minor: Domestic abuse, Racism, Blood, and Medical content
snowydaze'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment
mckeelyshannon's review against another edition
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault
just_one_more_paige's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
Minor: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
autumnblack's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia
lizzyc_16's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Religious bigotry
Minor: Sexual assault