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elizabethww's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
jpreads6's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Suicide attempt
moniipeters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Deportation
kmyr1123's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Xenophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
lili_geek's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
The meat of the book had some good story development, where one woman was finding her niche while trying the cope with the systemic racism surrounding her, one woman drowning in isolation due to outright racism she has to experience, and one woman who was constantly trying to make connections in the mist of all of her trauma. But the ending was simultaneously sad and frustrating, and I can’t say that I found it was a good ending. Only one character did my heart go out to.
I also did not like the fact that the main ‘villain’ was coded as ASD. The representation was poor and not accurate. To me it read like someone went to webmd- found the main symptoms of ASD then put all of it in one character.
Overall, the book was good enough for me to maintain interest to want to finish the book, but I would not recommend it to anyone. I felt like it had a lot of promise, but I was disappointed in the character decisions (not the last characters decision, that broke my heart) in the beginning and ending of the book.
Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Islamophobia, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
peachani's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, and Suicide
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, War, and Classism
Minor: Hate crime, Infertility, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Islamophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
thatenbyisisreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, and Classism
jasminealizae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, and Classism
betsw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, and Death of parent
Minor: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Sexism, and Classism
youngblackademic98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Racism
Minor: Fatphobia