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caseyy'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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Suicide and Car accident
bloomingbookworm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Kidnapping and Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Car accident
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicide, and Murder
kristanjenkins's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Murder
honeyandsmut's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, and Car accident
abidavisf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Before We Came is as dark as it is funny. Birdie and Lonan both experienced trauma at a young age, including a shared trauma, and both have lived very different lives that mean that they process that very differently. I would have liked to have heard more about Lonan’s childhood as well as is his existing relationship with his mother, but I suspect it isn’t something that he focuses on much. Instead, choosing to focus his attention on his found family with the Hayes’.
Though I really enjoyed the premise of Before We Came, the writing itself was somewhat lacking. Some areas felt rushed and there were a lot of typos or small continuity errors that affected the rhythm of the tale. What worked really well in this book was the character building, for the main characters at least. I’m intrigued to learn more about the side characters like Micky and Conway, and hope that they get their chance in later books to get their own happy endings.
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Suicide, Trafficking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
ms_brie3's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Trafficking, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Murder
Minor: Suicide
petit_biblio's review
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child death, Death, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder
mjen1203'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Car accident and Murder
missdaniellexo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
alfarmer's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment