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booksplsandthanku's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
It really pulled off the fast-pacedness well….. but I felt like the author could’ve left some room for character development (like SHOWING it instead of telling….. felt like the emotions of the moment could’ve been more described in some places; the romance kind of snuck up on me….. but I FELT it coming - so as long as it’s more described in the next books, I’ll be fine)
5.25🌟 (second on all-time fave bookshelf, after TCP)
Graphic: Violence, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Racism, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Rape and Eating disorder
Not THAT noticeable for some things…. (Some characters are racist - but not the main ones) Note: it has a lot of talk of death and murder (talking of HOW people were murdered)pri_lakshmi's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Bullying, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, and Child abuse
Minor: Cancer
laurenfro22's review against another edition
2.75
- white savior up the wazoo. Are we not going to talk about racial profiling? No intersectional understanding of issues? No?
- slapstick diversity
- ring? Fancy? (Edit: my wife told me the author is from the UK which explains SO MUCH ffs)
- mc is an idiot masquerading as a Ivy League bound high schooler
- what high schooler is doing a CAPSTONE?
- what high schooler has time to do all the bananas sh*t unquestioned?
- HOW did the MC not end up dead with the batsh*t decisions to confront suspects ALONE
- Ethics is calling and they’d like to speak to the MC
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TL;DR: it was a quick, formulaic book with poor character development, questionable motives, and a heaping scoop of racial insensitivity.
Graphic: Gaslighting
Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Animal death, and Bullying
Minor: Death of parent and Fatphobia
ashley_dreaming's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Moderate: Blood, Murder, Kidnapping, Islamophobia, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Infidelity, Racism, Alcohol, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Grief, and Hate crime
priscillarobock's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
Moderate: Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Rape, Alcohol, Blood, Kidnapping, Bullying, Death, Suicide attempt, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, and Drug abuse
olliejp2004's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Gaslighting
Minor: Racism and Xenophobia
cielosiluminado's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Xenophobia, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Animal death
Minor: Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Bullying, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts
fantastiskfiktion's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Drug use, Murder, and Death of parent
Minor: Rape, Gaslighting, Cancer, Vomit, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Body shaming
ksamaine95's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
50% mark i didn’t know if i could/would continue, the repetition and messy plot twists were hitting a nerve.
but we’ll worth seeing it through in the end!
Graphic: Suicide, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Murder, and Hate crime
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Car accident, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, and Gaslighting
Minor: Sexual violence
ashley_anne_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Stalking, Gaslighting, Drug use, and Suicide
Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Rape, and Bullying