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nixdrafts's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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: Misogyny, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Dementia, and Car accident
lkristin2018'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: Misogyny, Sexual content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Ableism and Sexual content
Minor: Suicide and Outing
There was not an actual suicide, but several examples of characters making jokes about suicide.kalefactory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcoholism and Car accident
dai_renee410'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
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Dementia, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Abandonment
fkshg8465's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Abandonment, and Classism
cookiemonster0_0's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment
jencolumb0's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
My own lack of familiarity with chess made the (comforting) tropes feel less predictable. (Though, in the notes, Hazelwood acknowledges that she took a fair amount of liberty with chess details to make the story work out well. I would expect that, if you are a true chess nerd, this book might be annoying . . . and I’d actually be curious as to what is off, technically, about this book. An annotated copy would be super interesting. I digress.)
Mallory & Nolan are easy to ship. Arguably more importantly, as the book unfolds, it’s lovely to see Mallory put down a lot of the things she’s been carrying because she realizes that relationships can be repaired and she’s not as alone as she thinks she is: it doesn’t have to be, forever, as hard as it has been.
Somewhat relatedly, I really appreciated the discussion in the book of casual sex. Mallory is down, depicted (generally) being responsible about it (
Personally, I found this to be a sex-positive delight that slips in neatly between binges of Heartstopper and Sex Education. Bravissima, Ali Hazelwood!
Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Misogyny, and Abandonment
Moderate: Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Car accident and Classism
The bullying and misogyny are challenged. The CWs listed as “moderate” are the avenues in which folks in the book experience abandonment (plus “chronic illness”).filipa_maia'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
I loved this story so much. I really like Mallory (although I found her annoying sometimes) - I appreciate her sense of family and the fact that she simply feels like supporting them; and I really like Nolan - he's just a good guy who learned the hard way how to grow up alone surrounded by cameras. They are perfect for each other.
And I loved the ending - everything was exactly as it should be.
P.S.: I love Oz, he is my favorite character.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, and Abandonment
Minor: Car accident and Sexual harassment
melissaslibraryy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Dementia, Car accident, and Abandonment
sarahdittmore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Car accident