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emygrl99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Dementia, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
skitson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
katharina90's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
Strong sense of place, with parts of the setting taking on a character-like quality (e.g., Self-Reliance house).
Many POVs across time. Having the timeline laid out at the top of every chapter was really helpful.
Both heartbreaking and hopeful. The message I was left with was about living authentically/on your own terms and finding "home" (love, care, belonging) outside of abusive biological family and oppressive societal norms.
"At home in her body, at home in the woods."
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Fatphobia, Rape, and Sexual content
aprorrison's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Forced institutionalization
ccmazze's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity
daniellevejar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Murder
inirac's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Transphobia, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
ashleybarnes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
Graphic: Child death and Grief
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Blood, and Alcohol
lisa3315'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
vireogirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail