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werewolvesnotswearwolves's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Death, Murder, Grief, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Classism, Gore, Violence, Bullying, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship
spacexgay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, and Confinement
Moderate: Blood
izardfg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Gun violence
averyrembish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Grief
Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Animal death
Minor: Racism, Classism, Bullying, Outing, Transphobia, and Vomit
blkunicorn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Murder, Death, Grief, Animal death, and Mental illness
Moderate: Alcoholism and Blood
dernhelms_bag'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
4.0
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Alcoholism, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Abandonment, Gun violence, and Blood
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Vomit, Bullying, Classism, Lesbophobia, Body horror, and Eating disorder
queergoth_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Unfortunately I found the characters to be a bit unlovable which really made it hard for me to feel anything for them.
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Animal death, and Child death
Minor: Outing, Alcoholism, Classism, Racism, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization
jmross10's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
At 3/4 the way through I guessed the ending and probably would have DNF’d if I hadn’t been curious enough to see if I was right. I was, for the record, but it was so anticlimactic that being right wasn’t even satisfying. I wish I’d read something else instead.
To me, this reads as more of a domestic thriller (that just happened to be in a school) than it does dark academia (I know opinions on what this actually entails vary). The plot was familiar in that I basically read the same thing earlier this year and Lee didn’t add anything to it that made it feel new or worthwhile.
I wish Lee had leaned into the Supernatural aspect more because the story of the witches and the mystery surrounding their murders would have been a far more interesting than what we actually get.
Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Animal death, Gaslighting, Murder, Vomit, Alcohol, Violence, Grief, Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Sexual content
librarianlayla'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? Yes
5.0
I struggled to put this book down, it truly is a masterpiece for the mind. Disturbing and luscious all at once. A story within a story that unfolds not like a flower but like broken origami, sharp and crisp.
If you love psychological thrillers dashed with a hint of supernatural in a dark academic setting - then this could be for you!
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship
taleofabibliophile'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
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Blood, Murder, Death, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Animal death
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Cursing
Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Racism, and Confinement