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zelephante's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, and Grief
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Fatphobia
Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy
goodquietkitty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, and Fatphobia
charlotte2609's review against another edition
Graphic: Fatphobia
swaanderer's review against another edition
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Fatphobia and Murder
fossilreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
I will be continuing the series, hoping to see Ruth grow out of judging everyone's weight.
Moderate: Child death, Fatphobia, and Infidelity
Minor: Child abuse
claireteichman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Fatphobia and Abortion
samsearle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Fatphobia, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
mars_ira's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Fatphobia
professorbadger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Many of the bad reviews here seem to be based on certain elements of the story rather than the writing itself — eg, there was a weird through line of talking about the main character’s weight (I assume the author wanted more weight diversity in novels but didn’t do a great job of carrying that out) and also several instances of infidelity. Writing-wise, the pacing and plot and character seemed well done. The main character had a strong presence, enough that I would like to read more in her series and see what she gets up to next. My library has 20 other e-books by the same author and most have wait times, so I’m hoping that’s a sign that it’s all uphill from here. So, in short, it wasn’t a perfect book but enjoyable enough, and I’m looking forward to checking out more in the series.
Graphic: Animal death, Infidelity, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Child death and Fatphobia
pdestrienne's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Fatphobia