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izzyreads13'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? It's complicated
2.75
I’m aware that this book is shorter and therefore would not go into detail about a lot of things but I feel like it could have benefited from being longer. I love reading books and feeling some form of connection with the character or at least a good understanding and while I totally understood where the mc was coming from, I didn’t really connect to her, so I didn’t really care. It was an easy read, hence why I finished it and I did want to see where the rest of the story went although I would’ve been fine not knowing.
A lot of things go by very quickly, and that’s really the part that bugged me. It felt like every so often we’d get a new character, something happens, they’re gone for a while, they come back, it’s Wtv and so on.
I did have a few quotes in this book that I did appreciate but I’m usually an avid tab user and this is definitely my least tabbed book. But all things said and done I did at least enjoy the writing style, I love how it read like a conversation and I enjoyed the way things were worded. I just didn’t particularly connect with anything or anyone hence my lack of interest but it did have a good overall lesson so this is probably best for maybe like a middle school level class trying to go into poem analysis but that’s really it for me.
I hope you found this review helpful, Happy reading!
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying and Cursing
michaelion'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
2.75
I really related to / understood the emotions of the character so it got some extra points. Other than that it's just okay.
Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Racism, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
calamitywindpetal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
ari_angelus'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? It's complicated
4.5
That's how I see Lay Li. That friend you have that only likes you when you're not glowing and becoming your own sun. The one that humiliates you and laughs at you to make herself look cute and impress you. Essa too.
Sky deserved better than that. Sky learned to voice that she deserved better than that. Sky learned what a real friend was and how real friends are supposed to make you feel.
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
dtierra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
kayladaila'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
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Abandonment and Sexual harassment
mysterymom40's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Sexual harassment