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moooniereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Animal death and Suicide attempt
luxxltyd'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Grief
lucyyvonne54'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
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Torture, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
psliz'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death
alyssanue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I did not think that I would like introducing a new main character this much, but Marcella is very interesting to follow (although she did girl boss a little too close to the sun). How does one fight evil? And how does one differentiate good and evil? When do power and greed become your downfall?
The ending leaves you satisfied and yet wanting for more.
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Murder
corin_134340's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
- Way too many time jumps, too confusing that way. —> felt like they were more frequent than in the first book? Or at least they didn’t come off as this confusing
- I really don’t need the back story and povs of all the new characters, that’s not why I’m reading the second book of a series, also there’s too many new characters that seem to be important for the main plot (I wanted more Victor, Mick, Syd and Eli, not whatever this was)
- On the same note: random side characters getting povs is just so unnecessary (e.g. that one doctor, just to tell me he’s shady? I could have guessed that without wasting my time on a chapter from his point of view) —> makes me think that the author assumes the readers aren’t smart enough to guess the stuff that’s not being said. We are. The story is not that complicated. Subtext is a thing.
- Feel like comments 1 to 3 are the reason why the book is almost 600 pages long. But a lot of the chapters feel like fillers and I really could have done without them. —> book needs more "show, don’t tell", hate it when I’m handed every small piece of information (let the readers guess, don’t hand them everything)
- Definite Pro: Victor confirmed somewhere on the ace spectrum
- Still like the writing style (most of the time)
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny
alexandrabelze's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death and Stalking
lauraeerika's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
where was the editor?
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everything else in this book chef’s kiss, i just couldn’t care less about the constant pov change’s, im still thinking why did stell have a pov?
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the thing is i love v.e.schwab’s writing but to me there was so much going on that everything that we were supposed care about kind of were swept under the rug of the action and by the end of it, i was just so confused
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don’t know if i’ll read the third book (i kind of consider vicious now a standalone in my mind)
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
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: Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Kidnapping, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual assault
em_of_swags'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Gore, Self harm, Kidnapping, and Grief
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, and Drug use