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- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Homophobia, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Grief and Death of parent
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Gore, Homophobia, and Violence
Minor: Racism, Sexism, and Abandonment
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Grief
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, and War
Minor: Biphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Medical content, and Alcohol
- 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: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Transphobia, Outing, and Abandonment
Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, and Alcohol
Minor: Domestic abuse
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
That said, I really did love reading this book. I was on the edge of my seat from beginning to end, I couldn’t put it down. The way it’s written is very engaging, and I was dying to find out what happened next. The characters also feel very realistic and I thought the author struck a good balance with how they all reacted to the incredibly stressful and traumatizing situations.
While this is definitely a very dark story with some very chilling elements, it’s hopeful as well. It’s ultimately about breaking the cycle of abuse and trauma and making sure that bad things don’t happen to more people in the future. As a queer person myself, I found it really interesting how the author managed to balance queer joy and queer pain. This book will stick with me, and I’ll be thinking about it for a long time.
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Outing, and Alcohol
Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Gun violence, Infidelity, Transphobia, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Confinement and Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail