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4.51 AVERAGE
4.51 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
really slow for a first in the new trilogy. i love Jean and Jeremy but the book felt... repetitive most of the time. the ending was aight but i found myself thinking "that's it?" im excited for golden raven, and ik this one had to setup Jean and Jeremy and the Trojans as a whole, but it felt weak as a book. still tho, enjoyed it!
adventurous
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual violence
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence
Minor: Child death, Vomit
My favourite book in the series so far.
The switch from Neil to Jean and Jeremy was not simply a POV change but also put the focus more on the character instead of the plot.
We already know about Jean as a character and part of what he went through and there isn't a lot of suspense about uncovering something, aside from the hinted family drama of Jeremy.
Regardless, it is a breath of fresh air and I enjoyed it a lot. Jean was already a deeply interesting character before but seeing everything from his perspective was fascinating. He is definitely my favourite character now.
Additionally, the exposition was really strong and offered a reasonable explanation as to why Jean joined The Trojans instead of staying with The Foxes.
My one criticism is that despite the amount of time we spend the time in Jeremy's POV it felt like too little insight about his character. Everything was in relation to Jean and not his person.
All in all, it was great to see Neil from an outside perspective for once, so his unhinged side could really shine lol. Also, good lord, Jean cannot catch a break. I don't think there's a single traumatic event didn't happen to him (he'd definitely win trauma Olympics).
I was actually sad when I was done with the book. I need MOREE!!
The switch from Neil to Jean and Jeremy was not simply a POV change but also put the focus more on the character instead of the plot.
We already know about Jean as a character and part of what he went through and there isn't a lot of suspense about uncovering something, aside from the hinted family drama of Jeremy.
Regardless, it is a breath of fresh air and I enjoyed it a lot. Jean was already a deeply interesting character before but seeing everything from his perspective was fascinating. He is definitely my favourite character now.
Additionally, the exposition was really strong and offered a reasonable explanation as to why Jean joined The Trojans instead of staying with The Foxes.
My one criticism is that despite the amount of time we spend the time in Jeremy's POV it felt like too little insight about his character. Everything was in relation to Jean and not his person.
All in all, it was great to see Neil from an outside perspective for once, so his unhinged side could really shine lol. Also, good lord, Jean cannot catch a break. I don't think there's a single traumatic event didn't happen to him (he'd definitely win trauma Olympics).
I was actually sad when I was done with the book. I need MOREE!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Suicide
The rape is not graphic, but the flashbacks stretch through the whole book and are a major part of Jeans trauma
challenging
dark
emotional
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:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It is really difficult to pivot away from a cast of characters that I was so deeply attached to from the initial trilogy, knowing they were still /around/ but not actually a prevalent part of this story.
The most difficult part of this book is that the first third of it is going through events that we followed in previous books, except from the very dull and boring perspective of Jean, who is doing nothing but recovering from illness and pouting about it.
The most difficult part of this book is that the first third of it is going through events that we followed in previous books, except from the very dull and boring perspective of Jean, who is doing nothing but recovering from illness and pouting about it.
This book feels much more character-based as opposed to the previous trilogy, and that is a bit of a bummer for me because the characters we’re following are, in my opinion, less compelling than our previous cast. The stakes are artificially high as opposed to the life-or-death type shit that’s going on with Neil, and those self-imposed stakes are what kind of took me out of the story.
Upon reflection, I think this book is better than my initial reaction made it out to be. I just needed to give it a chance to be different from the initial trilogy because it’s meant to be different.