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essie__reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Murder, Violence, and Slavery
Moderate: Drug use and Bullying
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, War, and Medical content
princessrory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Drug use, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Gore, Medical content, and Slavery
Moderate: War, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, and Vomit
Minor: Eating disorder and Fire/Fire injury
cdoubet'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: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Sexism, Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War
Minor: Abandonment
anselm'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
4.75
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicide attempt, War, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Torture, Addiction, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Mental illness
karapillar'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: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War
Moderate: Abandonment, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts
jen1804'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? Yes
3.75
So I’ve given this book a 3.75. It’s a good book, especially the last 30%, I LOVED the last 30%. It drops marks because I think it’s quite slow paced and thus I found the book a bit unnecessarily long? I prefer faster paced stories with more happening a lot more quickly (but not too quickly haha, need to get that balance right). Also this world building set up is COMPLICATED, and I needed assistance from my friend and the details of a Crescent City guide she’d found to help me get my head around it. But once you, it is easy enough to understand.
This book is well written and I absolutely adore the urban modern fantasy sci fi type world building, which is something new from SJM.
Ultimately this book explores friendship and grief and classism and is at times incredibly emotional, the kind of emotional with big fat tears. The book deals with important themes and is occasionally pretty grim with me audibly gasping or saying ‘urgh’.
I enjoyed the characters, I loved the quick witted Bryce, I loved her complex relationship with Ruhn. I loved Dec and Flynn. I loved the slow burn enemies to lovers with Bryce and Hunt and adored their bickering, but if I’m honest I’m not knee deep yet with this ‘ship romantically.
The massacre of Danika and the pack of devils had me in denial for a while and my heart was not okay.
I’m really looking forward to seeing where we go with this series and excited for the second book. I’m hoping we get to see Bryce, Hunt, Ruhn and friends, take down the bullshit hierarchy of the Asteri and Archangels. I love an all powerful teamwork moment. I’m also hoping we get more development of Bryce and Hunt because I need a bit more before I’m fully behind it.
Satisfactory ending? For sure.
Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Blood, Classism, Death, Drug use, Gore, Alcohol, Body horror, Confinement, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, and War
Minor: Addiction and Vomit
vaguely_pink'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: Grief, Murder, Death, Drug use, and Alcohol
Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Classism, Torture, Medical content, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Violence, and War
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Death of parent, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
mrose44's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Classism, Sexual content, and Slavery
Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Abandonment, Addiction, Car accident, Drug use, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, War, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
jonezzzing's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Grief, Vomit, Blood, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Cursing, and War
Moderate: Sexual content, Car accident, Alcohol, and Confinement
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
kat1105'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: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Confinement, Gun violence, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, and Fire/Fire injury