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graspuppie's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Self harm, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Grief
snowy_g's review against another edition
To be fair if I had known this was YA before hand I wouldn’t have picked it up. That being said somebody get this girl some therapy for the deaths she’s caused and feels massive guilt over, and maybe slap around the adults telling her to get over it and stop feeling sorry for herself. Then maybe we can slap them again for telling her she’s useless if she can’t control her magic. I liked the magic system, and the world building, especially the parallels to our own environmental problems we are ignoring, and the inclusion of LGBTQ characters, but just couldn’t get past grown ass adults manipulating and emotionally abusing a deeply traumatized young adult. Sheesh. Also, this in not urban fantasy, (they are in the poconos for Pete’s sake), it’s contemporary fantasy.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Child death and Death of parent
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