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bloodmaarked's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
i didn't mind this book for the most part, but it really brought home how a bad ending can completely ruin your perception of a story
✧ full review on my tumblr ✧
✧ full review on my tumblr ✧
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion, Car accident, Abandonment, Self harm, Hate crime, Racism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Pregnancy, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Chronic illness
Minor: Vomit
lostinthebooks_'s review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Violence, Bullying, Grief, Car accident, Sexual content, Abortion, and Death
mmccombs's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
A really heartfelt, emotional rollercoaster of a story! I enjoyed these characters and the way they were humanized and made to feel authentic through time and growth. I find myself gravitating to stories about motherhood for some reason, and I think this book tackles nuances around being a mother (and maybe not being a good one). Basically as soon as I started this book I was like “oh yeah, 5 star read coming my way!!” but almost felt betrayed by the ending. I just don’t think it made sense to have Efe die. Like I just did not understand how that furthered the story or made it more meaningful, if anything it felt like a cheap trick to draw tears. I don’t necessarily think this story needed a happy ending, in fact I do think it needed to end before full resolution or none at all, but killing her off felt needless and jarring. So this was a perfect book until the end for me, I think it would make a great book club choice!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Grief, Death, and Hate crime
Moderate: Abortion, Self harm, and Car accident
amandas_bookshelf's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Blood, Pregnancy, Racism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Infidelity, Death, and Hate crime
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
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