edit: i haven't stopped thinking about this book since i finished it... and not in a good way. i'm bumping my rating down. so many elements were truly terribly executed and no matter how much i wanted to love this, i just didn't

➸ Trigger warnings for

racism, body shaming recounted, police brutality discussed in-depth, cultural appropriation mentioned, terminal cancer discussed, medical experiments recounted, grief depiction, death of a boyfriend (op), death of a mother, father & husband recounted, murder, attempted murder, physical assault, explosion, fire (central theme), kidnapping, captivity, loss of autonomy (possession), war themes recounted, and animal death & abuse discussed

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▷ Representation: Brighton (mc) is Puerto Rican; Emil (mc) is Puerto Rican & gay; Ness (mc) is Dominican-American & mlm; Mariebelle (mc) queer (mga); Iris (sc) is sapphic; Eva (sc) is sapphic.

◯ Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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