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nat_foerster's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Death, and Death of parent
kimberly_bee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Mental illness
madlain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Medical trauma, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Blood, Stalking, and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit
sofiacanread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury
triforcefusion'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? Yes
0.5
The main character/s are very unlikeable and I hope that this author had a consultant for mental illness, or else she is just using mental illness tropes/notions to write the story she wants. I would have given it a 1 if there wasn't two final "gotcha" moments, one of which doesn't even make sense based on the characterization of the main character/s. I feel I can see the author smirk and say, "Aren't I so clever?" No. You are not.
Her writing is fine, 0.5 stars.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Unnecessary sexual assault that is just there for the shock and horror. Nothing comes from it. No emotional fall-out, no relationship fall-out, nothing. It's just there to be vulgar. The book would have had the same message and impact without it since the main tension is not with the character who sexually assaults._savannahreads_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer and Chronic illness
alexisgarcia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
i felt like the coma chapters were really slow and dragged for me. the twists were okay but some of them seemed so pointless. some of the twists were unnecessary and awful. it brought the book down so far for me. there was no reason for some of the book content to be in there.
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
whosnithila'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit
'magellen'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
3.0
The book is a great example of unreliable narration but is likewise tedious in stretches where the mc walks forward and backwards through her thoughts with zero self trust and yes, toxic relationships do instill distrust in one's self, but it just feels like bloat in the narrative when it doesn't stop. Likewise it breaks your trust in all the narratives, breaks the momentum the book has built and becomes a muddle halfway thru. Intentionally done and layered as it is it mostly works but I feel like I only began enjoying the book in the last quarter and prior to that it was simply 'welcome to untreated paranoia'.
Every character is unlikable, no one ever has an honest conversation and yes sure Sometimes I lie, but the inconsistency and internalized body judgement gets in the way of it being a truly satisfying read.
Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Kidnapping
faythfarrar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Stalking