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kategrac's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Self harm
nokvi'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
One issue I had was that the book would use cultural references so awkwardly that I simply got jolted out of the story yk but other than that
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, and Forced institutionalization
bergha1998's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Second Chance Romance, Trauma, 2 1/2 🔥
“You push stuff away that isn’t safe and obvious, Mom, but love isn’t safe and obvious. Love is risky. Take the risk, woman.”
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
leahisdudish's review against another edition
4.0
disability rep.
bitter sweet, hilarious, precocious and one of the best opening pages o’ve ever read
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
mwakisha's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt
ienbdri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Medical content
anastasiadreaming'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
mheiling's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Car accident, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Classism
venusinlove's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
that whole character of audre felt so off-putting and it was an overexaggerated form of a teen. i am aware of the fact that it's difficult to write about a teenager without you being one yourself but i did not need all the "peace sign with the tongue out selfie" being made or the whole excessive social media usage. which brings me to my next point why i did not vibe with the book overall and that's because of all the pop/modern references such as stranger things, snapchat (really?!), lizzo and literally anything that exists now. it put me off and i know this is more of a me-problem rather than the author's work one but i really disliked it and it made me want to quit the book every time i met such mentions.
I'm so upset that the execution is so bad...
the story between eva and shane felt so flat, it didn't make me feel anything and as it was progressing(?) i realized that i didn't care what their childhood story is.
one thing i did like was the ending when shane met eva and she didn't make a fuss but just listened to his explanation. i very much appreciated that, it was v grown-up. the whole epilogue (aside from the structure and the spongebob-esque "a few moments later" part) was actually great! i loved knowing about eva's past generations. :)
tl:dr, this would have made a great movie, a sweet little rom-com if you will, maybe then i would like it better.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Rape
darkhorse488's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Medical content
Minor: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Car accident