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stardustandrockets'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: Sexual content, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Cursing
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
ADHD rep, fat repvaguely_pink'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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Bullying, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Physical abuse, Cursing, Grief, Mental illness, Ableism, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, and Death
ladythana'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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Grief
Minor: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
briannareads1342'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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, and Body shaming
Moderate: Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Bullying, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Death
katsbooks's review
- 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
“The best thing the world offered an ugly little girl was indifference. Pity stung exactly as much as insults, if not more, so she tried to avoid either. She tried to avoid notice. Even as a child, she’d understood it was important to stay quiet. Unobtrusive. And above all, undemanding.”
I was so excited for this book and it didn't disappoint. I would say that tit wasn't as good as Spoiler Alert but it was a strong follow-up. The body positivity and ADHD representation was great and I enjoyed the fan-fiction subplot, as well. I sometimes found the characters a little cringy but that's mainly because I found the characters to be overly-emotional. I honestly feel like that says more about me than it does about the book. I can actually appreciate how emotional Alex was, especially. That's definitely not a depiction that you see very often. And overall, I just really liked how their characters were depicted. They just came off as so kind and generous and loving. There was also something that was referenced often but never actually happened (at least on page) and so that was disappointing. I won't spoil it but if you know, you know. I also don't know if the forced proximity trope really worked here. It made their relationship feel a little forced. (The road trip is what really made me buy their relationship.) And while, I loved Alex, I didn't love how he would constantly say negative things about and to Lauren. I get that it was supposed to feel bantery, and it did at times, but sometimes it felt like just a bit too much. Definitely a fun romance but didn't quite live up to the first companion novel.
Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, and Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Abandonment, Cursing, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Grief
casey_sunshine's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Addiction, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Self harm, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death