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dylangodfreyy's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
i enjoyed how easy to read the book was, and was having an enjoyable time up until about half way through. i think the book should come with content warnings for manipulative relationships and seems to gloss over the seriousness of them, still painting Kit to be the heartthrob we thought he was. I thought the ending was unnecessary and only used for a shock factor. It made me dislike my favourite character and the adult/child relationship was glossed over in seriousness. I thought the portrayal of the clearly autistic character could have been done much better and didn’t have to follow so many stereotypes.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
arj's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Gaslighting
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail
_brianna_'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? Yes
4.5
My goal this year was to read a book a month, and I’m happy that this was the first book that I finished. The pacing was good, the characters were interesting, and the ending was shocking, but did not seem out of place.
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Eating disorder
xylotrupes_gideon's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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
5.0
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
claraxann's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
this book is generally criminal. the main character is best described as vindictive and bitter, which is felt more harshly as they are also the narrator. at times, their negativity is overwhelming.
some parts were fun, but overall, it felt pretentious, desperate, and horrifically lacking in self awareness.
the environment is effective however - the feeling of late summer is well-captured. additionally, it reminded me of gold rush by taylor swift. so that was nice.
i would not recommend. this book did not deserve to be nominated for the carnegie award.
some parts were fun, but overall, it felt pretentious, desperate, and horrifically lacking in self awareness.
the environment is effective however - the feeling of late summer is well-captured. additionally, it reminded me of gold rush by taylor swift. so that was nice.
i would not recommend. this book did not deserve to be nominated for the carnegie award.
Graphic: Infidelity and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol
for me, the main villain was written in a biphobic manner. there was also an egregious amount of cheating.
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