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abigailgrims's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Drug abuse and Alcohol
Minor: Vomit, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts
sam8834's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I will say that the whole book hinges on an attack very early on that I kind of had to suspend disbelief for. It is plenty scary and horrific, but given the realistic stats and what we know about male violence, Allison likely wouldn't have gotten through the incident without the occurrence of even further trauma. A sobering truth that I suspect was left out of the book for the purpose of keeping its lighter, darkly comic edge, which is understandable and makes for a quick, funny read.
Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
thisbookrox's review against another edition
2.0
throughout the book, Allison would do things, while thinking and knowing she shouldn’t be doing them, and continue doing them. from beginning to end. it caused me to have zero sympathy for some of the things that happened to her. (not the head injury because we don’t victim blame, but literally everything else.) the book was also SO repetitive. the author could have saved like 50 pages if they didn’t repeat that there was a hurricane & she had brain surgery over and over. also why was Allison irritated by every noise she ever heard? i get she had a head injury but she also noted that she was that way before the injury as well. also the storyline where
overall i really didn’t like this…the only things i enjoyed were the sweet-ish moments with her brother and nephew, and her love of swimming and water. if i hadn’t have been listening on audio, it probably would have been a DNF.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Blood
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical trauma, Xenophobia, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcohol and Drug use
annoyedhumanoid'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
the writing style was alright, like why don't characters use contractions in dialogue. that's so weird. but i loved the main character. she just wanted to swim and that's it. me too girlie. i wish there was more at the end though, like a confirmation that
also Fleabag reference. we stay winning
Graphic: Misogyny, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, and Medical content
Minor: Sexual violence, Alcohol, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, and Infidelity
savannah_faith's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Medical trauma
nicoreads333's review
- 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
3.25
This is a short read (I finished in a couple of hours) but the book kind of stays with you long after that. It was dark, comedic, and, at times, thrilling. I'm excited to read more by this author.
Moderate: Vomit, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma
Minor: Sexual content
librosdenopal's review
- 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
3.5
it does feel like the book just started in terms of growth as the ending got closer. i was hoping for a stronger finish.
Graphic: Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Confinement, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship
jessjess125's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical trauma
suzyreadsbooks's review
3.0
a good beach read. it really hits the ground running. weird, choppy, propulsive despite the lulls in plot. really funny moments, really tender moments about grief and family, lots of ridiculousness. you can easily breeze through it all, even the parts veering on horror, because Allison’s narration jumps all over the place due to her very recent brain injury.
but i am tired of authors deciding to prove a character’s unlikeability by having them make random microaggressions! and let's stop using mental illness as the antagonist’s motivations!
Graphic: Medical trauma, Body horror, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Medical content, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Drug use and Racism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
leahrosiee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Dating a rich doctor for his rooftop swimming pool is something I would do any day. Go Allison.
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Physical abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gore, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcohol