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kittkat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Ich habe mich jetzt nicht mehr wirklich an den exakten Plot im ersten Buch erinnert, aber eigentlich konnte man diese Story auch so einwandfrei verstehen.
Dadurch dass es ein Jugendbuch ist, war die Sprache relativ simpel und man kommt echt schnell durch das Buch. Ich glaube aber auch, dass mir genau deswegen, irgendwas gefehlt hat… aber I can‘t quite put my finger on it 🤔. Das Ende fand ich ziemlich hervorsehbar, weil man diese dunkle Wendung der Geschichte schon aus dem ersten Buch kennt, aber ich fand, dass das Leseerlebnis dadurch nicht gemindert wird :).
Also insgesamt, ein gutes Buch und perfekt für so stressige Tage vor den Klausuren, wenn man nichts Kompliziertes/ Langes lesen kann.
Graphic: Grief, Murder, Child death, Addiction, Death, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, and Rape
tourmaline1703's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I love the summery setting of this novel, it's really made the nice weather today feel like the start of summer. Usually summery novels have this sense of perfection and happiness, but this novel uses the summery setting to create a false sense of security which I love!
It's unconventional but I love the way the novel is written and structured. The use of fairytales to reflect the protagonist's story is really interesting and of course, the whole premise is based on the fact she is an unreliable narrator, which is what adds to the twists. At times, some things felt like they were typos which did throw me off a bit but they could be part of the dialect.
I felt the plot was well paced and I liked the twists and turns. The mystery and romance blend creates a great set up for the storyline. The characters were interesting and I wanted to know their motives, their relationships and what happened next. None of these characters are particularly good people but they're interesting and flawed, making it a good read.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death, Murder, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Infidelity, Child death, and Homophobia
violet_viper's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Murder and Sexual assault
Minor: Homophobia
aseel_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Death, Infidelity, Child death, and Murder
Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia
kotletka_polina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The only issue is the writing style. It’s exactly the same as in “we were liars” but it has a different narrator. I believe that when you write from the first person perspective the writing style is no longer yours as the author but theirs as the character therefore having the same styles/techniques is just lazy, boring and cheap thing to do that.
Graphic: Grief, Death, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Addiction, Drug use, Child death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Minor: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Blood
kai_okay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse and Murder
Moderate: Rape and Violence
Minor: Homophobia and Antisemitism
gracepharro's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Addiction, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Grief and Child death
Minor: Homophobia
nagaakil's review against another edition
Graphic: Abandonment, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Addiction, Child death, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Transphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, and Infidelity
holiday7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Addiction
Moderate: Rape, Child death, and Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide and Homophobia
gurnoor's review against another edition
- 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: Murder, Death, Addiction, and Child death
Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide