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aayshaa's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Racism, and Sexual content
clara01'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Medical trauma, and Abandonment
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Medical content
kquixotic'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, Cultural appropriation, and Abandonment
The main character’s experience of Racialized sexualization and exotification by men, and her complicated relationship to these encounters, is what made this book stand out to me. I’ve not found contemporary literature to grapple with these themes in such a relatable way.teh_niarr'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
aurie1000'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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
rebeccaxpaige's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Bullying, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism
jenny_librarian'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? Yes
3.5
I get why Queenie is the way she is in the beginning, and this book does a very good job of showing how hard being a Black woman in the UK can be. All her problems basically come back to the way Black people have been (and still are) treated by white folks. It's a very good lesson in systemic racism.
Despite all that, I couldn't help thinking "damn, this girl's a mess" throughout the book. She's lucky she has such good friends, because Darcy and Kyazike are absolute gold. Darcy especially was amazing at helping with her recovery when she started to work again.
In the end, it's a pretty good book, but had way too much self-loathing sex for my aroace self.
Also: men are trash.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Racism
mamagina'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
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Fatphobia
Minor: Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
simonemaybe's review against another edition
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Medical trauma