jessicastewart's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Grief and Sexual assault
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Cancer, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship
mbmontgo'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
4.5
Graphic: Infidelity and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Grief, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
markedwithanm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Rape, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Stalking
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Fatphobia
jess_baros's review
4.5
McFarlane likes to use trauma for character development. Some of her books it feels like a cheap trick but this one felt real and added depth.
Do be aware that it deals with:
complicated feelings of grief over death.
SA in the past and present
Stalking/social harassment. These arent triggers for me and I didn't think they overwhelmed the story even though they are major plot drivers. However I have several friends who I wouldn't recommend the book to for those reasons.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Grief, and Stalking
Moderate: Sexual assault and Death
ablaine'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Grief, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Stalking, and Panic attacks/disorders
kaydeedickins'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Cursing
Moderate: Sexism, Infidelity, Sexual content, Stalking, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny
Minor: Death and Cancer
cluckieduck'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
This story is full of the 'hurt people hurt people' mantra. While full of laugh-out-loud moments, it is also filled with grief, turmoil, and recounting of past traumas that readers shouldn't go into it lightly. However, I do think that Georgina's experience & growth will resonate with a lot of readers lived experiences.
"No one else is going to fix you. The only person who can fix you, is you. So Coldplay lied."
“Sometimes because the people we wanted to care for us, didn't care for us, we live with a deliberate lack of care for ourselves. A way of getting back at them, through self-neglect.”
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Cursing, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Body shaming, Violence, Confinement, Stalking, Death of parent, and Blood
lpfoley'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
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual assault
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Infidelity
tea_rea's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Rape
Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, and Bullying
Minor: Sexism, Violence, Death, Body shaming, and Grief
snslayer'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: Sexual assault, Grief, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Toxic relationship, and Misogyny
Minor: Eating disorder, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship