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izzyslittlelibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Classism, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Racism, Drug use, Alcohol, Blood, and Xenophobia
themoodreader'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
3.0
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Classism
Minor: Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Classism, and Physical abuse
lucyrudd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, and Drug use
bookwyrm_sisters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Cursing and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, and Drug use
venetiana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
(One thing I found really infuriating: the book shoving the school motto down my throat every few pages - I would definitely have remembered with much, MUCH fewer mentions, too. 🙃)
Graphic: Murder and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Classism, Death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Child death, Drug use, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
bitesizedbeet's review against another edition
2.5
Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Murder
jjs1001's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, and Death
Minor: Child abuse and Alcohol
sarah984's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The main characters are a group of Asian American students at an exclusive private school, brought together through a mutual friendship of sorts with a popular girl and through what the pov character refers to as "The Incident": something that they had all participated in two years before and sworn to secrecy about. It's obvious what the thing was and the way the narrative dances around it is annoying. The popular girl dies suddenly, and suddenly the friends are being threatened via social media using secrets only the dead girl knew. The resolution to this is ridiculous and some of the secrets are a bit silly.
The better part of the story is the focus on the characters themselves, especially Nancy. As the daughter of immigrants who gave up everything to come to America there is immense pressure to perform, be strong, and reach that elusive American Dream. The way this plays out in Nancy's relationship with her mother was really well done. The other characters are less three dimensional but do illustrate this in various ways.
I liked the ending in the way that it demonstrated who Nancy was at her core - this isn't a game but she's going to win it - but it bugged me that the reader never gets to find out what the big secret is.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
Minor: Blood, Grief, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Racism
thereadingshelf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, and Death
Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship
soljovis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
0.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Suicide
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury