michaelholdenismyhusbandtyvm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Vomit, Bullying, Violence, Addiction, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Dementia, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Addiction
Minor: Suicide attempt
jxlastone's review against another edition
Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, and Animal death
Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Car accident, Bullying, and Infidelity
jm27'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Bullying, Car accident, and Rape
Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Violence, and Animal death
Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Vomit, Blood, and Infidelity
jackietanori'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
4.75
The main characters were the perfect mix of serious and unserious in all the best ways, and even the secondary characters that make up the friends and family of Pippa were perfect. Ravi and Pippa are a perfect pairing, and I can't wait to see what mystery they'll solve next.
The story itself was a great crime/thriller while still holding onto that YA feeling. I spent the whole time trying to distinguish who to trust and who could have possibly done the crime we didn't even know was actually committed. I'm happy with the ending and found it to be realistic and not super outlandish and convoluted like a lot of murder/crime-centric media usually is.
And in the midst of reading, I found out it's getting made into a series, so I'll be on the lookout for that. Off to the next Pippa and Ravi adventure.
Crying score: ugh yes
Spoiler
a dog diesP.S. read the TWs there are a lot, so it is important to be informed.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Drug use, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit
soniajoy98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Suicide, Grief, Death, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Blood, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Car accident
Minor: Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Racism, and Infidelity
aely's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Grief, Death, Animal death, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Violence, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Dementia, and Child death
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Body shaming, Sexism, Rape, Sexual assault, Self harm, Racism, Misogyny, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Blood, Sexual content, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Drug abuse
stevienotnicks'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
5.0
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Rape, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Bullying
Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, and Infidelity
honestrabbit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Death, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Infidelity
lucylouise7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Car accident, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Kidnapping, Animal death, Sexual violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Drug use, Medical trauma, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Death, and Grief
ohkaereads's review against another edition
Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Bullying, Death, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Grief, Infidelity, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Death of parent and Animal death
A guy attempts to force himself on the main character at a party. Thankfully, he doesn't succeed but he hurls misogyny towards Pip and her trauma and the incident aftermath are never explored or discussed. It is all bottled away, unconsciously.