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186 reviews
- 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: Death, Dementia, and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Suicide, and Terminal illness
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Did not finish book. Stopped at 53%.
I don't know if this is a case of "right book, wrong time" but I just couldn't get into this. I found most of the characters annoying and their bickering after 10 years of not seeing each other was just giving me a lot of anxiety and boring me simultaneously. After skimming reviews, it seems
I will say I likely would have DNF'd this earlier if not for the audiobook narrators. They really did a great job and I think the audiobook format is the way to go.
I'm sure there's an audience for this but unfortunately it's not me, at least not at this time.
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Car accident
Minor: Ableism, Drug use, Sexual assault, 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, Genocide, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and War
Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Medical content
- 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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Sexual content, and Murder
Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Vomit
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Car accident, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity and Vomit
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy
- 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: Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Death, and Suicide
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal death and Bullying