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jazzlioness'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
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, and Cursing
Minor: Transphobia
There’s a brief bit of banter at one point that feels not particularly trans inclusive. I know the author cares about being trans inclusive so he may have revised that in the new edition but the audiobook is not being updated. Similarly, there’s an incredibly fatphobic conversation that just has no excuse for existing. Even in his newer work he has issues with anti-fat content so I’m not sure that there will be any changes to this part.meganpbennett's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the eARC!
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Drug use, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship
bonriki's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault, Grief, Classism, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, and Forced institutionalization
mandaraffe's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Sexual content
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Ableism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Fatphobia and Abandonment
cheye13'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: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Self harm, Classism, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Alcohol
dobbsthedog's review against another edition
5.0
Nicholas Boulton can do no wrong. My god, he’s so good with the accents! And I love how he narrated Darian’s Nan’s cottage pie recipe. Perfect!
Reread January 2022, rating upgraded to 5 stars
This book is so lovely! I wish it was longer. Even with Aftermath, I still wish it was longer.
I love Darian, the glitter pirate, he’s just so himself. Like, he knows who he is and he’s confident in that. And he sees Ash for who he is, more so than even Ash can. I think that all of the mental health stuff was done really well, and as someone who has an ongoing relationship with depression and anxiety, there were so many things that rang true. I also love that in the end Ash still has depression and anxiety, and that’s just who he is. Darian doesn’t need to fix him and he doesn’t try to. I also love how Darian stands up to Niall at Essex Fashion Week when Niall is such a colossal asshole to Ash. I honestly have such a hate on for Niall, I don’t know how he will be redeemed in his own book (whenever that happens).
There are so many good bits in this, I wish I had the e-book so that I could highlight them.
I’ve also been trying to envision what a glardigan might actually look like and if I would actually wear one, because I kind of what to try knitting one…
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Self harm
Moderate: Forced institutionalization
craftyhilary's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Self harm and Suicide attempt
Minor: Forced institutionalization
nemaria's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Self harm
Minor: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Homophobia