nickdebucci'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
3.75
i most enjoyed the plots concerning the core four siblings and, later, their plus-one. you'd think they be the majority of the plot, but there are a lot of subplots that have little-to-no bearing on the main storyline, and i understand wanting to make this gigantic party with all these interesting people feel more alive, but after a while i stopped caring and just wanted to skip to the Rivas. it was overall pretty good though
book cover discussion: the British one is so much better than that of the United States, like the pretty sunset/fire (👀) colors, the serif font. unfortunately it doesn't carry over perfectly to the square aspect ratio for the audiobook.
Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Drug use, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Grief
Moderate: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Blood, Violence, Child abuse, Cursing, and Death
Minor: Body shaming, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Vomit, Car accident, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Miscarriage , and Police brutality
lilifane'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
4.0
But when Taylor Jenkins Reid writes it, I will apparently still enjoy it. A lot. Her characters are some of the best fleshed out characters I've ever read. Her writing is super immersive. I swear, for 2 days I was part of this family. I was happy with them, sad with them. I laughed and cried with them. All of her characters just feel like real people and once the book is over, it's hard to comprehend that you just left a fictional group of people and need to return to the real world.Â
Warning, though, the subtitle of this book should be: The AUDACITY of shitty men!Â
I have never rolled my eyes SO much in my life. The things these men did and the way they reacted to those things and what they expected afterwords. I'm speechless. I get this is intentionally over the top... but truly, it reads pretty accurate.Â
The women, though: Take my heart, I adore you. Nina is an angel and she deserves the world. Nina's best friend? Marry me, please? Kit is amazing! Can we get a sequel focusing on her? That tennis player? SLAY GIRL!
Although I think the small party episodes were entertaining and great for the atmosphere, there were just too many side characters and names being thrown around. By the end of the party, I was super confused. But then again... that's probably how you feel after these kinds of parties.Â
And I'm a little confused about the role of the fire in the story. The marketing and how people talked about it made me believe it would play a bigger part in the plot. So my expectations were off, and I think this also contributed to me missing something in the end.Â
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Police brutality and Sexual content
Minor: Car accident and Medical content
embxr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Police brutality, and Gun violence
atalea's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Infidelity
Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Pregnancy, Medical content, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Car accident
m4rtt4's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Injury/injury detail, Infidelity, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Sexual content, Violence, and Abandonment
Moderate: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts
aklovekorn's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Police brutality, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, and Injury/injury detail
laurendenton's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Abandonment, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Abortion, Car accident, Drug use, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Medical content, and Sexual content
Minor: Gun violence
jfield351's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Spoiler
In the beginning I thought that Mick and June’s love was so beautiful, that I hoped one of them would die rather than leave each other, for love that pure to existGraphic: Infidelity, Grief, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Addiction, Cursing, and Child abuse
Minor: Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Injury/injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Sexism, Pedophilia, Miscarriage , Medical content, and Abortion
claudiamacpherson'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
4.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Abandonment, and Addiction
Minor: Abortion, Cursing, Blood, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage , Car accident, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
hanna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Infidelity, and Death
Moderate: Pregnancy, Police brutality, and Drug use
Minor: Misogyny, Violence, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury