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La Chica Que Lo Tenia Todo by Jessica Knoll

33 reviews

primaproulla's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

vonny3492's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Murder

dxnatelli's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Outing, and Classism

erkoning's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

One of the best thrillers I've read. The audiobook reader was good. Deals with many intense issues, so check the content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Homophobia, Self harm, Suicide, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Vomit, and Abandonment

emmyshh's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, and Cultural appropriation

januaryghosts's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I could not handle all of the eating disorder and body dysmorphia in this novel. There are pages of this book that could be cut down if we weren’t subjected to paragraph after paragraph about what food Ani is eating or trying to not eat or how much weight she has gained or lost to fit into more equally over-described clothes. It’s just this ongoing neurosis in the novel that doesn’t contribute to the plot or character’s journey. By the end, we’re supposed to believe that Ami is committed to becoming a better person and to getting help for herself, but her disordered eating isn’t really addressed. It honestly kind of felt like the author included all of that to bag on women and how they treat their bodies and the bodies of others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

lianathereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Mass/school shootings, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicide, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Gore, Infidelity, Blood, and Outing

lifeisaeisha's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book if hard to rate because it does some things very well, while failing in other areas.

The good: 

• it's very hard to talk about
  rape and sexual assault, especially as a survivor. So I definitely give the  author her props for approaching both that and school shootings,
  and depicting them both realistically. 
• The story was incredibly engaging. Although the characters were largely unlikable and at times insufferable, the plot had me locked in and I couldn't wait to get to the bottom of Ani's story and understand why she turned out the way that she did. 
• I think it was important to show characters like Ani's mother and
  the planned parenthood nurse
  . Women who perpetuate patriarchy by dismissing, downplaying, and outright ignoring obvious abuse.

The bad: 

• Right out the gate we are introduced to Ani's disordered eating, but at no point is it acknowledged as such, or as a thing for her to work on. Both times her best friend bright it up, she dismissed her and moved on. 
• The plot with
  the teacher
  was suuuuper unnecessary, and it was never acknowledged how creepy and inappropriate it was.
• (A personal gripe, not so much a fault of the author.) I would have liked to see more of how
  the documentary turned out and the fallout for Dean
  . I understand that Ani's closure came from the face to face acknowledgement of his crimes against her, but it would have been nice to see him finally lose.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Vomit, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders

zolaney's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Vomit

lindseyratterree's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion