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paronomaniac's reviews
230 reviews
5.0
Graphic: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
- 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
4.5
Moderate: Death and Murder
Minor: Gun violence
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Confinement, Violence, Murder, and War
- 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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Gun violence
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Minor: Infidelity
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Animal death
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
But I felt there were too many characters and too many diverse threads for the story to solidly come together. And with characters across multiple generations, it made it tricky to keep track of everyone.
The teenage protagonist, Dandy, was delightful, though, and I’d love more stories about her.
Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Murder
Minor: Violence
5.0
Graphic: Child death and Sexual assault
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent and Toxic friendship
Minor: Child death, Vomit, and Stalking
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Murder and Toxic friendship
Minor: Sexual content