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littleblackduckbooks's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Gore
Moderate: Alcohol
maryellen'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: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting
sohma4uesugi'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
3.0
Parts dragged so deeply I had to force myself to keep going, bored and distracted. Others had me eagerly turning pages.
Mani and Hester were interesting and I would have loved to have much more of them and what they went through in the past than what we got.
I enjoyed the way different sexualities were displayed and touched on in the books, but there wasn’t consistency.
Overall, this read left me wanting more of the world, but a whole lot less of Devon.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Infertility, Rape, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Drug use, Trafficking, and Abandonment
purplatypus'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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Cursing, Infertility, Trafficking, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Fire/Fire injury
georgia7'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Slavery and Alcohol
monnibo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
pamshenanigans's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Review to follow.
Graphic: Death and Violence
books_and_fairy_lights'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Anyway, although not groundbreaking, it overall was a nice read and I'm glad to have read it.
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol
mxbluet18'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? No
4.75
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I wasn't necessarily sure how I was going to fair with this one, but I have really enjoyed it. I've read reviews describing it as 'a fairytale stapled to a thriller', and I wouldn't argue with that assessment.
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I don't read much in the way of fairytale retellings, nor do I read many thrillers, partly because I don't like being scared. But this was struck a pleasing balance between suspenseful and uncertainty for the reader, with the calm of childhood.
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I liked the way it went back to Devon's childhood and the experiences she had then, to show how her personality and resentment for the Families develop. And with the fairytale aspect of it, I liked that there was inclusion of dragons and knights, and Camelot.
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Something I found interesting was the whole thing with the Ravenscar family, and how they had monopoly over an important element, and therefore to some degree had complete control over the other Families. Though I didn't like the arranged and forced marriages and pregnancies, however I'm aware that's the part of the plot that's intended to make people uncomfortable.
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture
atamano'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
3.0
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence and Gaslighting