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totallyboggus's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
ladygeekface_'s review against another edition
5.0
ARC received via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I love the aesthetic: dark and mysterious. Libraries full of dark wood and leather tomes. Girls loving girls with literary discussions thrown in.
Ellis always felt odd to me, I never found the allure. Though I liked that the characters had flaws. Felicity especially felt so real. No sugar coating on top.
I loved how Felicity's story changed the entire book. You start to realize she really is unreliable. Every time you think you've gotten the full story of what happened with Alex, you get more! I find her thing with the antidepressants very believable, but I've read some reviews against it.
I also liked the little doses of magic, though I don't know how accurate they were. It even inspired me to break into the tarot deck I bought last month.
The spooks were perfect. I was reading at home at night and had to get up and check my own house. I was definitely immersed in the story.
No happy endings here, but a great book nonetheless!
I love the aesthetic: dark and mysterious. Libraries full of dark wood and leather tomes. Girls loving girls with literary discussions thrown in.
Ellis always felt odd to me, I never found the allure. Though I liked that the characters had flaws. Felicity especially felt so real. No sugar coating on top.
I loved how Felicity's story changed the entire book. You start to realize she really is unreliable. Every time you think you've gotten the full story of what happened with Alex, you get more! I find her thing with the antidepressants very believable, but I've read some reviews against it.
I also liked the little doses of magic, though I don't know how accurate they were. It even inspired me to break into the tarot deck I bought last month.
The spooks were perfect. I was reading at home at night and had to get up and check my own house. I was definitely immersed in the story.
No happy endings here, but a great book nonetheless!
tell_them_stories's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
3.75
mockingjay_13's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
2.75
kileykiller09's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
4.5
mandyvpelt's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.5
3,5⭐️
libraryoflei's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.25
heather_boo's review against another edition
3.0
This book has me entirely conflicted in my opinions. The storyline is good, really good and gets better with every passing chapter. However, the setting is meant to render the dark academia aesthetic but overshoots terribly. The characters are mature far beyond their high school status… one having summited Everest twice, another having already won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. They use fountain pens to take notes, use candles for light, have style perfect to the aesthetic, typewriters, dark cemeteries, cool smoking, and a thousand other examples of overly contrived atmosphere. (Please, dear author, do not use the word juxtaposition one more time!) Other than the author seeming to do a thesis of the dark aesthetic, this book is good and earns a solid three stars.
cherryclouds's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
it’s a good book, nice and easy binge read with pretty writing, sure it’s no magnum opus, but it’s fun and has enough literary references to make you feel smart. the plot gets a bit predictable, but it was exactly what i was looking for at the moment, so i don’t really have any qualms.
musica_mondel's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75