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laslus'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
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Racism, and Self harm
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
alex1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
haleybre's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
ravensandlace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
booklover450's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Drug abuse, Vomit, and Car accident
Minor: Racism
jade_eliana_selene'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
3.5
it also took me longer than usual to finish this cuz maybe because it's contemporary? also i dance and it gave me lowkey PTSD since i went to an arts high school and was close to the dance department students so the characters remind me so much of some of them 🤡
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Medical content, Stalking, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Xenophobia
safbecca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Car accident
lostintheplot'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, and Racism
a_renee_long'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Pedophilia
danaslitlist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I was on board with this book until 80, where some red flags popped up and then at 90% my fears were confirmed that yes, the book was going in that direction. I don’t appreciate the one Black character (arguably the main character) being absolutely gaslit and abused, especially when the book tries to make commentary on the racism black ballerinas face in the industry, only for her to really just suffer at the end.
It just felt mean and not rewarding. If the ending had been different this wouldn’t have been a problem but the last 10% buried my hopes.
This books also tries to cover some really dark and heavy topics but doesn’t give enough time to flesh them out and feels like a cop out.
Probably won’t be picking up book 2 (I thought this was a stand-alone but apparently not). Honestly this should’ve been one book with some edits done to cut back on parts that drag.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail