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e_rosemary's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Bullying, Blood, Sexual assault, and Cursing
Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Car accident, Self harm, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Suicide
angelinanajel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
My only qualm lies in the sparse world-building and my strong aversion to Nox Draven.
Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Medical content, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Grief, Blood, Car accident, and Stalking
tashtxsh's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Minor: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
lillithstorm'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
3.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Grief, Bullying, Death of parent, Murder, and Physical abuse
unboundbooklover's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse
min_grachi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Are we supposed to like these guys? What the fuck was that SA scene!? Are people high when reading this type of shit? Because at this point I don't know what to believe.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
jesreadssmut's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Sexual violence, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Car accident
starcrossreverie's review
- 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
2.0
The writing is so bad to me.
The amount of times "freaking" was used was ridiculous. You can easily end up in a hospital if you turned how many times it was used into a drinking game.
The story also has that classic misogyny where every female character is an enemy to our precious female main character. Only two women are nice to her, and any other women who are nice are workers under one of her bond's payroll so they don't count.
I'm surprised all the guys weren't written to be lusting after Oli. Her character is a complete mary sue, and it's not even her powers that are the reason for me calling her that. I love overpowered characters! The reason for her mary sue label is that I'm still not over how after ONE week of Gabe training her she's able to expertly see the flaw in someone's fighting stance. And despite dropping out of high school and simply going to the library during her life on the run, she's able to immediately get good scores in a prestigious college with the help of some studying sessions.
At some points the timing was weird? Like the training with Gabe was said to went on for some time, but then Oli outright states they've been training for only a week.
The characters are pretty decent. They're cartoonish, in a half good half bad way. Some of the dialogue made me cringe, and I had to skip a few of them.
And that ending was so lackluster. The action kicks up, and then the story is abruptly over. I honestly thought there was going to be a next chapter but nope. That's just the way the story ended.
Unfortunately, this story has something I love dearly, and that is soulmate stories with some angst, plus ones where the person has multiple hot soulmates. I have a huge weakness for that in fanfics, and this is the first time I'm reading a book centered around that.
Some tiktoks have said that the other books get better, and I hope to god that's true. Please! I need this story to be written better.
I am looking forward to reading the rest of the books. I want to see North and Nox grovel for the way they treated Oli, and I hope to HIGH FUCK that she doesn't immediately forgive them. I am begging and hoping that their redemption arcs are long and filled with juicy rejections from Oli.
Graphic: Confinement, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse
amanda_reads_free's review
Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
iben_flor's review
- 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
1.5
Graphic: Death, Classism, Body shaming, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Violence, Car accident, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Bullying, and Stalking