paperquilt's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, and Mental illness
Moderate: Death, Grief, Misogyny, Addiction, and Body shaming
Minor: Car accident, Violence, and Self harm
bittersorbitol's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Spoiler
A kept wrecking people's lives/relationships for her.Graphic: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness
Moderate: Confinement, Transphobia, Addiction, and Child abuse
Minor: Bullying, Death, Toxic friendship, and Car accident
Because of the nature of the body switching, it covers a lot of different life scenarios, which includes a lot of possibly triggering situations.novella42'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? It's complicated
5.0
I turn to the excellent audiobook to get me through hard days.
Spoiler
Today I re-read it on the long road trip to my grandfather's funeral, and had completely forgotten about the scene where A witnesses the funeral of a beloved grandfather. It happened when I was twenty miles away from the church, and the writing was so powerful and the different layers of grief resonated so intensely with me that I started sobbing. (Luckily my partner was driving.)I just... I keep coming back to this book because it keeps meaning more and new and different things to me at different times in my life. I know it's a young adult book, but I'm 37, and was born with a disability. As a kid I would have given anything to have A's blessing/curse. The story of A's life reminds me of the many different facets of human existence, and helps me feel less alone.
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Grief, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Suicide
Moderate: Bullying, Gaslighting, Sexism, Stalking, Violence, and Transphobia
Minor: Drug use and Self harm
lauralintunen's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Death, Religious bigotry, Fatphobia, and Mental illness
Minor: Drug abuse, Self harm, Car accident, Drug use, Addiction, Bullying, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts
samg01'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
3.75
Graphic: Religious bigotry and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Cursing, Alcohol, Car accident, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Bullying, Gaslighting, and Addiction
nicolewithbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Mental illness, Death, and Alcohol
Drunk driving, High School partyscarlettkellett'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: Fatphobia
Moderate: Drug use, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia
olivia_stoney's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Fatphobia, and Mental illness
someonelikeblue's review against another edition
+ the different lives and observations on relationship dynamics are executed well
+ Queer (mostly gay) Rep
+ captivating portrayal of depression
- love (or more so, obsession) at first sight, and the romance bits can get repetitive as the question of "should we, should we not" is brought up often
- the chapter with a trans character is bad, extremely cis/outdated language
- excruciating, horribly detailed, dehumanizing fatphobia in another chapter...
- no person the protagonist inhabits is ever disabled?
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Transphobia, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
islejazz's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt
Moderate: Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Dysphoria, Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Fatphobia, Grief, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia