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louiepotterbook's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexism, Racism, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts
maggies's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I had high hopes for this book, but I found it fell short of other similar novels about fame and its consequences, like Daisy Jones & The Six or The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo—maybe Taylor Jenkins Reid is just really good at that theme?
There was a lot to recommend it at the start, great writing and an interesting premise, but ultimately it lost its way pretty quickly. Perhaps because there was so much going on that none of it could actually be afforded the proper attention and care? Sure, that can be taken as a reflection of real life, but doesn't make for a particularly enjoyable book, in my opinion.
There was a lot to recommend it at the start, great writing and an interesting premise, but ultimately it lost its way pretty quickly. Perhaps because there was so much going on that none of it could actually be afforded the proper attention and care? Sure, that can be taken as a reflection of real life, but doesn't make for a particularly enjoyable book, in my opinion.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Grief, Dysphoria, and Death
Moderate: Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Stalking, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, and Homophobia
Minor: Infidelity, Car accident, Fatphobia, Medical content, and Outing
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