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ashleyjb's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I really wanted to like this book because I love Judy Blume and the premise appealed to me, but it just didn’t deliver. Nothing about the plot was remotely satisfying and I found myself deeply uncomfortable by some of the descriptions of the young girls bodies. The age-gap romances were uncomfortable and never addressed properly. The bond between the two main characters was strong but strange. It was almost as if they were in a toxic relationship and couldn’t survive without the other. The ending wasn’t predictable but it also wasn’t unprecedented. This book left me feeling sad, a little hopeless, and unsatisfied.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Classism
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Toxic friendship
marissagero's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism
jennipiccalo's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship