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claudia_bow's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Murder, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence
archiveofrasa's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, and Misogyny
rupanjali'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: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Sexual violence
pey333'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
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder
cramaley'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Outing
Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
my_weird_bookish_heart'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
2.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Classism
kp_writ's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
I'll likely have to return to this review after I've digested some more, because dear god does this book give you a lot to digest. It was an easy read in that the writing style was good (if somewhat dialogue and narration-heavy) and each scene was quick and jumped straight into the next (a literal page-turner), but it was so beyond challenging in that the content was super dark. Thankfully this story never lets a plot point go without resolving it near immediately - one of the reasons it was such a page-turner, truly, but that was something that annoyed me quite a bit because it disrupted the tension and anticipation - but it really dragged on when we hit the darkest part of the story. I don't think I'm entirely satisfied with the ending since it feels so unrealistic. It felt as though the author was trying to shove a happy ending in there, but this book felt like it needed a bittersweet ending instead. There was one specific plot point that felt like it only existed for the shock factor, and it never really resolved. One of my biggest gripes with this book is that I kind of hated Rukhsana's Seattle friends and girlfriend. They were supposed to be the anchor point for her, especially during the darkest times, but they fell really flat as characters and as friends.
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Islamophobia, Grief, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Hate crime, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Violence
poetskings's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Outing
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
eashani'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Grief, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Gaslighting
Minor: Racism
tinysierra's review
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
This book hits hard with the manipulation, physical and mental abuse and homophobia from her parents. I feel for anyone who lives this and has to hear this kind of bigotry all the time.
I liked the cultural aspects of the book.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Lesbophobia