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ctriinnn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship
zombiezami's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
greatexpectations77's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Confinement, Sexual content, Murder, and Alcohol
easefcik's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
mpbookreviews's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol
kickitupanotch7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Alcohol
chronologically_charlie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Bullying, Drug abuse, Racism, Self harm, and Lesbophobia
katischr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Drug use and Alcohol
displacedcactus'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
I expected it to be a horror novel, because, y'know, haunted cemetery, but it's not really scary at all. That's not to say that there aren't moments of intensity. There's some really heavy stuff in here surrounding the main character's mother's death, and the death of the ghost.
I think this one will appeal to teen readers who love a tragic, moody tale. Do take a look at the content warnings -- there's some stuff in here that could be inappropriate or a bit much for younger teens and tweens.
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Minor: Racism, Self harm, Violence, and Vomit
Although there's no play-by-play on-page sex scenes, there is some very frank discussion of sex, masturbation, and a couple of brief scenes/mentions of teens having sex under the influence of various substances. Animal death spoiler:betweentheshelves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
What I did like about this book was the way Winifred's relationship with her dad changes throughout the book. He's been struggling with the grief over her mother's death, and Winifred is struggling with the death of her aunt.
Not a bad read overall, but not my favorite from Cherie Dimaline.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, and Alcohol