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fairytales's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
I have hopes that this series will be a 5 star one for me, but there were a few things about this first book that didn’t quite get me there on the fantasy side. The biggest one being that the demon fighting felt very one dimensional, in that this first book just focused on using ether to fight demons and didn’t get into a more interesting or complex purpose. While root and Patricia brought time walking and other magics to the table, I felt like the fantasy/magic side of this book fell a bit flat for me. That being said, there was a lot of world establishing in this book so I have hopes that the magic will grow in its meaning and complexity in book 2 and beyond.
Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, and Grief
Moderate: Car accident, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Slavery
theaceofpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Honestly, I was a little disappointed by this one. Don't get me wrong, it had good and important ideas, but I just really struggled to get into it properly. Maybe I'm just too old for it since I found a lot of the characters a little frustrating. I'm not saying that's a bad thing as they are teens and teens do act in the ways the characters did, but that doesn't mean I'm not allowed to get annoyed by them at the same time. I think younger me might have enjoyed it though so I'm going to skip rating it since it might just be me being the wrong age/ in the wrong mental space for it.
Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Blood, Slavery, and Death of parent
Minor: Car accident
jei_reads_sometimes'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
4.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Grief, Racism, Violence, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Slavery, and Medical content
Minor: Abandonment, Rape, Pregnancy, and Child abuse
withlivjones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Racism
Moderate: Rape and Car accident
racheldonna14's review against another edition
- 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 of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Death, Sexism, Slavery, Misogyny, Hate crime, Racism, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Vomit, Stalking, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Abandonment, Car accident, Homophobia, and Sexual assault
cottageivy'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
5.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death of parent, Slavery, Racism, and Car accident
le3713's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Racism
Moderate: Slavery, Rape, and Violence
Minor: Car accident
apersonfromflorida's review against another edition
- 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: Racism, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Slavery, Car accident, and Rape
spess'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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Colonisation, Slavery, Racism, and Bullying
Minor: Abandonment, Child abuse, Car accident, and Rape
charliebites'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Racism, Blood, War, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Colonisation, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Car accident, Hate crime, and Slavery
Minor: Racial slurs, Body horror, Rape, Police brutality, Child abuse, and Vomit