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themdash's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Toxic friendship
eliever's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Medical content, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, and Self harm
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent
bugcollector'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
3.5
root for a villain or morally gray character, but ended up feeling deceived.
the real trick here is thinking the mc is the villain, when he's actually the hero, and having questionable morals sums up to lack of empathy.
I don't even know what makes him a villain, is it his upbringing and the way the world seem to defy him? isn't being misunderstood by 'society' at the beginning is a part of the hero trope?
I liked victor more when he was human, the only part of himself lost to becoming EO was the ability to keep my attention. He stopped observing, and we weren't immersed into his inner thinking anymore (besides from a casual "I want to make ever bleed" every now and then)
another thing that was lacking for me was Ever and Victor's relationship.
Victor was pinning over him only a little bit at the beginning, and even though we're told he later on became obsessed with wanting to kill him, I don't think it really came through.
their friendship building lacked some feelings that were essential for rooting for them later on.
Not enough heartache, and we didn't see Evers side all these years other than the over religious thing he had going on. Did he just forget about Victor?
Speaking of that, the author just mentions once throughout the whole book that Ever has grown in an abusive household causing religious trauma, which only victor knows about , but it's never used later on.
I can't even say it made their connection deeper, because they don't mention anything.
The only explanation i could think of is that it's meant to be explored in the sequel, but i still find it lacking.
At last, the end of the book, the grand finale. I expected to at least have some sort of a conversation between the two mc.
Instead it's a shooting range and then we're done.
However, I don't want to bash the book completely.
I did enjoy the begining, read it fast, and felt that the characters had a lot of potential. It's a nice misfits come together and found family story, for those in search of similar tropes.
Graphic: Body horror, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Murder, Blood, Child abuse, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Medical content, Police brutality, Torture, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
katiezew's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Violence, Animal death, Death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Alcohol
parkyparkpark's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Self harm, Suicide, Animal death, and Death
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Child death and Death of parent
corabookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
plot - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
writing - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Graphic: Self harm, Death, Violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal death, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Cursing
Minor: Kidnapping, Child abuse, and Death of parent
laurajeangrace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Child death, Animal death, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Physical abuse, and Blood
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Death of parent, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Forced institutionalization