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bellsdixon'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: Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
shaleen64's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I enjoyed the cynicism of the main character, the way the book pokes fun at modern society delivering a few laughs and feel it’s a worthwhile easy read.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse and Car accident
Minor: Eating disorder, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy
theelliad's review against another edition
3.5
The narrative voice of this novel is hilarious and sarcastic and truly kept me engaged, alongside this the dual timeline of the story is handled well and it was structurally enjoyable and followable. That said, I was disappointed by the ending, the twist was not the best but I thought fitted the story well, it was rather the transformation in Grace (the protagonist) in the final chapters. The self sufficient, powerful and somewhat narcissistic personality she has established falls victim to the writers need for a conclusion becoming submissive, easily forgiving and a bit boring as the final events of her life are recounted; it was this, more so than the plot twist, which didn’t feel right to me. However, that said I did enjoy this book enough to speed through it in a matter of days and so I cannot judge it too harshly!
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism
sorcha's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
emperorluzco's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The twist at the end came out of nowhere.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy
annabulkowski's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
blackbeeomalley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
The ending felt rushed and was out of the blue no matter how much Mackie tried to pepper in hints.
Main character, Grace, was written to be unlikeable but I believe Mackie forgot that you can add complexities to unlikeable characters. As others had said disdain is not a personality. I really didn’t care about her character - I didn’t want her to succeed or fail I just didn’t care.
In all, it felt that Mackie had a great idea and half way gave up - wasn’t sure how to pull this off. I really struggled to get to the end of this.
Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Classism
mucky_puddler's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Drug use, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
fairy_internet's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Infidelity, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Incest, Sexual content, Suicide, and Pregnancy
clairew97's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail