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liltakeawaygirl's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, and Murder
elysianbud'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
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol
siobhanward's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Bullying and Death of parent
feelingpeachygreen's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
BUT - all the action happened in the last 20 pages.
Graphic: Alcoholism and Bullying
a_violentfemme's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
2.75
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
abbyisabellas's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Bullying and Murder
_gess_reads_'s review
- 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? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Pedophilia
hnelson510's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
The Bad: There was a point during reading this book that I was so confused and frustrated at the sheer number of characters introduced that I started noting them all with post-it’s. I counted 67 explicitly named characters. This is not GoT or the first in a series. I’d safely say that at a minimum 50 of these characters could have been edited out, or combined, and not only would the story have been EXACTLY the same, the reading experience would have been much more enjoyable. The page/word count of this book could have been reduced quite a bit if Toon had stepped away from the name generator.
The pacing is also all over the place, as the first 275 pages are meandering and slow, but 85% of the action/story takes place in the last 50 pages. I got a bit of whiplash, and not in a way that I found enjoyable.
The Ugly: On page 188, a character who is friendly with the protagonist, Lauren, defends Lauren to bullies by using “lesbian” as a slur. This is not addressed or reconciled in anyway, and actually seems to be one of the only things that stops the bully character from escalating. I was already hate-reading at that point, but I really almost put it down when I saw that. Super causal homophobia in an otherwise subpar book.
Graphic: Bullying, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Pedophilia and Vomit
Minor: Homophobia
kaityreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism and Bullying
Minor: Animal death