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sunshine_day'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
Quadruple bonus points for the way the author dealt with eating disorders and mental health issues.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Chronic illness
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, and Vomit
mrspru's review
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment, Sexual content, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship
ellie_isreading'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
4.25
Graphic: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Child abuse
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse
laura_rheads_too_much'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
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Sexual content, Vomit, Addiction, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child abuse
bbygirl21's review
4.0
I found the characters frustrating at times, but I still find them likable for the most part.
There was a conversation between Skyler's boss and Jude where I think she should've stayed out of Jude and Skyler's business and left well enough alone. It definitely would've saved a lot of trouble and doubt she caused on top of the insecurities both Jude and Skyler already had about being together. Yes I think it's good she was concerned for Skyler seeing as there is an age difference, but her timing was way off. I feel she was only hurting Skyler indirectly, not protecting her, by putting even more doubt in Lucky's head.
Skyler's parents were very frustrating perhaps even angering. They obviously didn't care much for her in the long run. While Skyler's Dad was trying in the end, I felt he had too much of an opinion on Skyler's relationship with Jude when he left Skyler in a horrible living situation and wasn't there for most of her life to have any say on what she does or who she decides to be with. But I do gotta give him credit for trying to salvage his relationship with his daughter.
I love how the author addressed mental illness with Skyler's mom's hoarding problem and Skyler's eating disorder and her anxiety and depression. As much as I didn't like Skyler's mom, her hoarding problem is a mental illness and I thought it was portrayed very well. Along with Skyler's daily struggle with her mental illnesses too. Skyler's mental illnesses weren't brushed off as you see in most books you see her struggle and do the normal back and forth that comes with recovery.
The book did have a really sweet ending though. And while I was left with quite a few questions at the end, I didn't feel like they were too important to the story that I was left unsatisfied by not having them answered.
Overall this was a very good book.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Abandonment, Violence, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Addiction
ximena88's review
2.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Medical content
andeng's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Bullying, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Vomit, Drug abuse, and Drug use