honipoems's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Spoiler
also didn’t except sex scene since the beginning but I understand why. It’s not a love story but the growth of their fucked up relationship. Also, I feel like sex is an important part of their relationship ?Spoiler
I didn’t expect the ending to be like this. It’s not a happy ending, it’s just the same as their relationship has always been. They’re together but life take them away of each others and they might be together again later.I can’t find topics to add to help others users find similar books 😭
Graphic: Body shaming, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Abortion
lunar_witch's review against another edition
- 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: Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Torture, Addiction, Alcohol, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, Alcoholism, Bullying, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
literallylaura's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness
Minor: Classism, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Death of parent
weirdf1shy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Grief, Pedophilia, Bullying, Cursing, and Mental illness
Minor: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Infidelity
reemoony's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Spoiler
I also like how flawed they were. Connell was not a good person and neither was Marianne, and I refuse to believe otherwise. They had good characteristics and did good things, but overall they were not good, but in reality, no one is.Graphic: Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Classism, Alcohol, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Suicide
elspethmigliore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
it was definitely frustrating at times how odd and confusing the relationship and characters were. but thats the point. both marianne and connell are so relatable in so many ways and even at their worst times, they made sense. even when both of them were communicating at their best, there was still lots of miscommunication and pain, which is so realistic and honestly made their connection even more special. i fell in love with the dynamic of their comfort and pureness from the very beginning. i’m honestly just dumping a bunch of words right now because i’m kind of in shock at how relatable and real this story was. never in my life have i felt so close to and understood by a book. both of the characters were so incredibly real and true and i just wish them both the best.
this is 100 percent reread material ✅
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Suicide, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, and Eating disorder
Minor: Abortion and War
bludgeoned_by_hail's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
And still most of all it's a love story. A very beautiful one.
Graphic: Sexual content, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Eating disorder, Grief, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Classism, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Infidelity, Suicide, Vomit, Racism, and Pregnancy
moodreadererin's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Violence, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Mental illness
Moderate: Infidelity and Suicide
Minor: Pregnancy
dlsmk's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Body shaming, Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Violence
taysbooktalk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Suicide, Vomit, Abortion, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt