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inkysplodge'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: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing, Racism, and Sexual content
mollie17'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Sexism, and Sexual content
alixsbooktherapy'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
4.5
I loved how descriptive the author was for the first few chapters
"I wanted to go back with a book" me too cadence
Gat flirting was so funny really brought some brightness to the awkwardness
"The universe was good because he was in it"
My heart hurt for cadence after she found out gat kept something from her
"The universe is seeming really huge right now I need something to hold onto" gat said
"I'm here"
THE KISS YES!! IM SO HAPPY
Granny tipper😭
Mummy should of been nicer and let the kids grieve
How I hated mummy she was a drunk and loved to manipulate her kids I definitely feel this book was overhyped I hope book 2 redeems my hope for this
I feel this book would of been 10x better if it was longer and was more descriptive other then that the end pulled it to together for me
I hated the family and how mommy and granddad were such assholes to the kids and wanted to spilt gat and cadence up just because he's not white like take your racist bullshit elsewhere
We finally learn that Cady didn't hit her head on a swimming injury and it was a fire injury instead.
"I have lost you, gat because of how desperately,desperately I fell in love"
'It's good to be loved even though it will not last"
"Be a little kinder"
"Shut up I'm 10 already"
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
swiftie4evermore'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: Cursing, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Vomit, and Grief
Minor: Racism, Sexual content, and Alcohol
guessgreenleaf'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
Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Racism, and Dementia
Minor: Alcoholism and Sexual content
theotheleo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Addiction, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Medical content, Dementia, and Gaslighting
morgcailie'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
2.5
Graphic: Death and Sexual content
rosemelody's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Dementia, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, and Alcohol
zoemain'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? Yes
4.0
So, for the first half of the novel I was thinking: “Why am I reading a novel about a random rich chic wallowing around a private island?”
And some of that thinking did stick around to the end. Cadence, the protagonist, doesn’t stop lolling about and being miserable. In addition to this missing character development I found a lack of intrigue in the love interest. Gat was boring. Apart from these two things I didn’t have any issues with the text.
My best friend said the book was incredible, so being the faithful best friend I am, I persisted through Cadence’s sulking.
Then halfway through there was this sudden intrigue. I was completely immersed, particularly in the family dynamics. I didn’t put the book down until I reached the plot twist and understood why my best friend loved the story.
I would definitely recommend this book to pull yourself out of a reading slump!
Note: the writing in this novel
is randomly and
consistently disjointed
like
this.
If that’ll bother you, don’t read!
Minor: Homophobia and Sexual content
rusty_spurs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Beautiful and unique book I will re-read every summer.
Graphic: Cursing, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content