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alisonfaith426's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Cursing, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Torture, Bullying, Child abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, and Death
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Murder
Minor: Vomit and Abandonment
vicktorea's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
these girls needed help. like I would’ve called them dumb (they did do stupid things to seem ✨edgy✨) but it was just so clear their mental health was at the bottom of the barrel and bc this was set in the 90s, no one cared about that.
I really disliked the religious / satanic allegory - it felt pointless and, again, pretentious. Same with all the Kurt Cobain shit. Like it felt like the author either tried to to make Lacy’s life reflective of his (perhaps bc she was so obsessed with him) it it was the only iconic idol of the 90s they could think of.
The ending for this could’ve made this a three-star read but ofc Hannah (“Dex”) (& the author) made the predictable decision.
The whole time i was reading this I was like this feels like one of those dark, depressing books from 2000s about fucked up girls we used to love to read (for what reason we used to love reading them remains unanswered).
2⭐️ for the pacing - I was actually curious and wanted to know how this would end (turns out it was in eye-rolling-induced disappointment).
Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Cursing, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Child abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault
Minor: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
jmcordero's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Sexism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Outing, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault