rokinjaguar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Spoiler
roofie scareGraphic: Cursing and Mental illness
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Trafficking, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Fatphobia, and Genocide
Minor: Deportation, Domestic abuse, Infertility, and Pregnancy
julied's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Moderate: Vomit, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Classism, Eating disorder, Trafficking, Violence, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault
kt2e56's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I think hiring actual French voice actors (or in the case of The Concierge, an Albanian voice actor) would have helped quite a bit.
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I also don’t believe for a second that there was any chemistry or romance between Jess and Theo so that was pretty funny to have them just fuck randomly in a bathroom.Speaking of Jess, she was Bella Swan levels of bland which was extra apparent when other characters would try and describe her as “fiery” or “brave” or “in love with danger.” She’s quite literally none of those things? She’s just a blank slate protagonist that spends all of her time moping.
Another chemistry issue was between
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Sophie and Mimi. By the end, suddenly Sophie is supposed to be a warm, doting, devoted mother? Even though for 99% of the book she doesn’t mention having children (step or otherwise) and Mimi goes on and on about her issues with her father but also never once mentions that she has a mother that she’s super close with? Really? I think the author picked the family twist without putting any actual effort into executing it realistically because it really just doesn’t hold up. At all.This was a big disappointment for me. I’ve seen it hyped up and it really did have me interested in those first few chapters but it just seemed to spiral out of control from the author.
Graphic: Slavery, Trafficking, Misogyny, and Mental illness
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug use, Fatphobia, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting
sarahna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Sexism, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Classism, Death, Toxic relationship, Infertility, Infidelity, Addiction, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Suicide
fraise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Stalking, Violence, Death, Fatphobia, Classism, Blood, Body shaming, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Police brutality, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Trafficking, and Sexual content
Minor: Vomit, Suicide, Deportation, Homophobia, and Pregnancy
vaguely_pink's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Infidelity, Police brutality, Suicide, Addiction, Blood, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Classism, and Gaslighting
Minor: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Grief, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Cursing, Deportation, Homophobia, Infertility, Addiction, Gore, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug use
prairieraven's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Confinement, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Classism, Cursing, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, and Drug use
jennyoli96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
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I might have misunderstood, but I think in an earlier chapter from Nick's POV while he was chatting to Antoine, he was wondering about what happened to Ben and if maybe he'd left with Dominique? It doesn't make sense if Nick was one of the people who carried what was supposedly Ben's body, because he'd be pretty sure the guy was dead. Again, I might have misread that and if so, just ignore this bit.I enjoyed the book overall.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Fatphobia, Classism, Infidelity, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Police brutality and Trafficking
_fallinglight_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Murder, Addiction, Drug use, Blood, Death, and Suicide
Minor: Fatphobia and Vomit
themoodreader's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Murder, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Blood, Confinement, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Cursing, Death, Sexism, Alcohol, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Stalking, and Child abuse
Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Stalking, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, Homophobia, Infertility, Murder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Suicide attempt