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ciuli's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book was everything I needed, it laid the groundwork for what will happen in book two, how Jean will grow and how his relationship with the Trojans and with Jeremy will evolve. This book was very much necessary to make us understand what he went through and what he survived, and I can't wait to see him bloom because if there's anyone who deserves it, it's him.
Side note, i love how Neil showed up and just served cunt lmao like, I do understand Andrew on a spiritual level, my boy never stood a chance against Neil, he was doomed to fall in love with him from the very beginning
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault
clowngirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Blood, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Suicide attempt, Murder, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Trafficking
despina_pngrk's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide, Sexual assault, Torture, Sexual violence, Rape, and Homophobia
Minor: Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Murder, and Domestic abuse
raleidoscop's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Addiction, Bullying, Medical trauma, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Death, Self harm, Sexual harassment, and Murder
rattaloui's review
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Slavery, Rape, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Violence
eb10'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
5.0
Graphic: Self harm, Cursing, Physical abuse, Bullying, Dysphoria, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Rape, Blood, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Torture, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide, Abandonment, Death, and Eating disorder
shakita45's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This story really highlights how far Nora's writing has come over the years, which allows Jean to be both a person who has had wrong done to him while also perpetuating wrongness to other characters. It never feels like we're trying to excuse Jean's exactions, but rather that we're looking into all the things that went into making him, HIM.
Jeremy Knox is also a stand-out as one of my favorite AFTG characters, if not my absolute favorite at this point. He's such a ray of sunshine, who we know battles his own demons, but he's such a rock in the storm that Jean is weathering, and we see how seriously he takes his position as captain, and how that extends to the care and consideration he gives all the other Trojans.
Jean is special to him, I think, but Jeremy's actions towards Jean AREN'T special; I firmly believe he would go this far for anyone who needed him to, and I think that makes him such a remarkable character. Neil and Andrew were both wounded animals, biting at each other and taking comfort in the only ways they know how, but Jean and Jeremy have such a KIND dynamic at the end of the day. I think more than anything, Jean wants to be kind, because no matter what he's suffered, he still pays such incredible attention to the people around him and tries to do right by them.
I'm going to be on absolute pins and needles while I wait for the next book, and I am positively frothing at the mouth to learn more about Jeremy's backstory.
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Rape, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Sexual assault
As this is an AFTG book, there is an endless list of triggers, and I've tried to highlight as many as I can, but please exercise caution.mellowreading's review
5.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Rape, Death, Sexual assault, Torture, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Violence, Self harm, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood
Moderate: Homophobia
frantic_vampire'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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Self harm, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Homophobia, Vomit, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Medical content, Stalking, Body horror, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Trafficking, Child death, Gun violence, and Death
ra_venna's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness
Minor: Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Suicide, Physical abuse, Rape, and Murder