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kalmia31's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Car accident, and Classism
Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Blood, and Homophobia
treeworms's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Misogyny, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War
Moderate: Lesbophobia and Sexual violence
Minor: Kidnapping
obviousthings's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Dani is naive and totally unprepared for the situations she finds herself in. I think this could have worked if it had been the point of the story - that might have been an interesting exploration of morality - but because this is YA, the narrative is on her side at all times. (Not something I fault the genre for, but because Dani is so far out of her depth, it doesn't work well here). I don't mind characters who make bad decisions, but it's really frustrating to watch a character make a bad decision and then have the narrative try to pass it off as totally reasonable. For much of the book I found myself wishing for a more capable protagonist.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Xenophobia, and Misogyny
Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Police brutality
Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Medical content
Warning for fire/a building burning