liciaaaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
Spoiler
Every character sucked except Imogene, but that’s because she was severely underdeveloped. I feel like Scooby Doo episodes have cleaner wrap ups than this book did. All that for tax evasion? Really?Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Alcohol, and Bullying
Moderate: Violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Death, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Minor: Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, and Drug use
huntress's review
Moderate: Car accident, Classism, Death, Alcohol, Bullying, and Toxic relationship
emily_mh's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Spoiler
he drove under the influence, paralysed his best friend, lied about his involvement and sacrificed Goldie’s future for his own, then ghosted Goldie and encouraged people to bully her, even participating in the bullying himselfSpoiler
I never find financial motives to be soSpoiler
I appreciated that it didn’t go down the black-and-white toxicity route but showed the complexity of maintaining childhood friendships when you’re growing and changing so much as a teen.Graphic: Murder and Child death
Moderate: Drug use, Car accident, Violence, Confinement, Cursing, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Vomit, and Classism
Minor: Medical content, Misogyny, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Blood, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Pregnancy, Vomit, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: divorce, drowning, menstruationgrimdark_dad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Cursing, Murder, Alcohol, Classism, Car accident, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Medical trauma
taryn_g's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Car accident, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Cursing
Minor: Classism
imstephtacular's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Alcohol, Death, Cursing, Drug use, and Bullying
Minor: War, Violence, and Blood
booksnbones13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Car accident, Classism, Death, and Alcohol
Minor: Murder, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury
superwhytheheck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Classism, Car accident, Alcohol, Drug use, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Bullying
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Blood, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Stalking