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someonelikeblue's review
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Vomit, Outing, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, and Colonisation
lostinthelibrary's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I appreciated reading this book from a culture that I know next to nothing about. The atmosphere at their parties, and in their homes was palpable and really dumped me right into this new land.
The characters were all individual and each had their own struggles that were alluded to and became clearer as they took over the narrative. Of all the perspectives, I enjoyed the final perspective from Sara the most as it not only had the most conventional writing style, but her inner dialogue was so different to how she was viewed by the other characters.
Unfortunately the aforementioned writing style was an issue for me. A lot of murkiness and stream of consciousness that just wasn't my jam. The characters also acted quite illogically a lot of the time and were hard to get a handle on even within their own narratives.
Overall I enjoyed and appreciated this book but can't see myself remembering it much in the future.
The characters were all individual and each had their own struggles that were alluded to and became clearer as they took over the narrative. Of all the perspectives, I enjoyed the final perspective from Sara the most as it not only had the most conventional writing style, but her inner dialogue was so different to how she was viewed by the other characters.
Unfortunately the aforementioned writing style was an issue for me. A lot of murkiness and stream of consciousness that just wasn't my jam. The characters also acted quite illogically a lot of the time and were hard to get a handle on even within their own narratives.
Overall I enjoyed and appreciated this book but can't see myself remembering it much in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Dysphoria
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Sexual assault