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leacallida's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
J’ai été happée du début à la fin, je voulais le lire dès que j’avais 2 min de libres, et j’étais tellement investie que je me sentais hyper stressée tout du long
Le roman a pris une tournure que je n’attendais pas du tout, et qui ne m’a fait qu’aimer le roman encore plus. Vraiment attention aux TW par contre !
Une lecture incroyable qui me marquera longtemps, et qui ne me donne qu’encore plus envie de lire l’autre roman de cette autrice.
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Death of parent, and Alcohol
amalas_bookstop's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
clovetra'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Confinement and Dementia
ladychubb's review
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
The sexual assault, rape, death and drug use are mentioned but not described in detail. I didn’t find it triggering just upsetting for the characters. I think most people would be okay reading this even if they have experienced those things.jessiejonesbentley'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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
cyannaslibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
But one of my complaints is how flat Sade’s character seemed to be. It just felt her only personality trait was how much she loves swimming and
Onto the things I did like about the book. The mystery really pulls you in and was overall really interesting. I also like how April didn’t act like the typical queen-bee character, she was cold and aloof which I really liked about her character. And Francis being the only decent guy throughout this entire book was shocking but predicted. I just wish we got more insight on April and August’s relationship with their parents, the glimpse we got seemed really interesting. Same goes for Persephone and Basil.
Overall, good book but could’ve been better.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent and Murder
Minor: Animal death and Lesbophobia
bzliz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I felt so tense every time Sade went against her instincts and into a potentially dangerous situation with a guy. They truly only have sinister vibes. It felt like
I was also left with a few questions that I don’t recall being answered so spoilers:
Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Toxic relationship and Lesbophobia
csandra_10's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment
megnut'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Without sharing any spoilers, what killed me was how real all of that is. (I mean, aside from the disappearance &
I'm glad I finally made the time for this book. And I'm glad it exists. I'm glad it made the space for dealing with this topic.
But I'm probably not adding it to my shelves.
Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Addiction, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Drug use and Murder
almirareads'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
4.75
The way Faridah writes her characters and their relationships is superb. Sade and Baz’s dynamic has got to be one of my favorite friendship dynamics I’ve gotten to read. I loved watching their friendship develop. The ONLY reason I’m knocking off points is because I remember there being so much talk about the Black lesbian romance element of the book, only to be disappointed
This book also does a lot to show each character who is a survivor of some sort of trauma recreating their own narrative, as well as making things right for those who have passed on due to various traumas. This definitely is the main thing I hope readers can take away from the book, difficult as it may be. Stand firmly in the truth and shift the paradigm so that those who have wronged may be rightfully punished (though society will always uplift the fragile, evil patriarchy by any means).
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol