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cemeterygay's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
I really enjoyed it; however, I don't think I will be re-reading it any time soon.
Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Blood, Gore, Death, Murder, War, Torture, and Gun violence
Additional CW: Insects, Mass murder, insects, parental abusepackedjam'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
4.25
itās better than the first book.
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Torture, Genocide, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Gore, and War
Moderate: Trafficking, Xenophobia, Sexism, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Misogyny
Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia
kate_woollams'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Self harm, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Blood and War
Minor: Alcohol and Sexual content
claudiamacpherson'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
3.0
Moderate: Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Minor: Child death, Cursing, Alcohol, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Sexual content
kindra_demi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Medical content
Moderate: Alcohol
writingcaia's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
This a slow to medium paced story, anchored both in the historical events of the 20/30ās in Shangai, revolution, communists, nationalists, foreign invaders, gangsters all making the streets of the town run red with the blood of the people, and itās also a retelling of the famous Shakespearean love tragedy Romeu and Juliet.
Iāve to say it wasnāt the easiest book to dive into, thankfully thereāre the Montagov and Marsh who were all so endearing and made me keep going, eventually I came into syntony with the story albeit dreading how close to the original it would stick to.
Soon it became a riveting read and continued until the end, with plenty of bloodshed, monsters, hate, betrayal, murder, and of course love to conquer all odds.
I canāt say how close it cut to the original tale without spoilers, I can only say thereāre a few plot twists related and unrelated with the Shakespearean tragedy.
Overall a 4.5āļø duology and if you like YA retellings, with dark mystery, gangs, history and tragedy this is for you.
Moderate: Grief, Murder, Drug use, Torture, Alcohol, Gore, Suicide, Gun violence, Death, Blood, Body horror, Racism, and Self harm
Minor: Transphobia
molly_rose'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide
kbairbooks'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
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War
kaetheluise_nckl'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: Blood, Gun violence, Violence, Gore, Death, Murder, War, Alcohol, Torture, Physical abuse, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Confinement
Minor: Colonisation and Police brutality
insectsava_books'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: Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, and Kidnapping