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emilyjeanne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Main character is a textbook helicopter parent, and can’t figure out why her kid keeps pushing her away. She’s described as having multiple PhDs, but is somehow so, so stupid. She also kept mentioning she’d do ANYTHING for her kids, but never actually did anything, just threw money at other people to do stuff for her.
I could not root for her as a protaganist because I really just could not stand her character, and all the other characters fell completely flat. They had no personalities, and none of them really progressed the plot at all.
Also, this book has a huge amount of content that should come with content/trigger warnings but doesn’t.
CW: sexual assault, drug use, death of a minor, forced medical testing on minors, suicidal ideation, death of a spouse, kidnapping.
Honestly there’s probably more but this book was so bad I can’t even remember them all, since most of them had nothing to do with the plot anyway.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
trippalli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Rape, Blood, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Drug abuse, and Alcohol
elwan_enchanted's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
bookishkale's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Rape and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
marchhare89'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? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Car accident
Moderate: Chronic illness, Blood, Grief, and Gaslighting