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mehitabels's review against another edition
2.0
Very clean and atmospheric versus paranormal horror romance. Written well, and YA appropriate, but missed my Cassandra Clare love-triange
yuuto's review against another edition
2.0
The summary for this book sounded intriguing, but to me at least, it fell a bit flat. Plus, despite the addition of the women’s suffragette plotline, and Edie seeming to have the “strong woman who doesn’t need a man” personality, she sure wound up with the annoying reporter by the end!
alittlebird's review against another edition
4.0
I honestly don't know the how or why I picked this book up, but I'm glad I did! Historical fiction, paranormal activities, a dabbling of feminist thought, AND an enemies meetcute to lovers? Plus there's writing style that doesn't get in its own way. This was a good time.
megpre23's review against another edition
5.0
First of all—I’m honestly so shocked that this doesn’t have more reviews/more people shelving it! The cover is SO attractive, that I bought it without reading what it was about. I just finished Belladonna by Adalyn Grace, and this was the perfect follow up!
I’m a huge baby when it comes to the spooky/scary genre, but this had the perfect amount of spook for me! The characters are deeply dimensional and interesting to follow, and the plot threads all wrap up nicely at the end. I found myself really enjoying Edie and her internal dilemmas. While others may have seen her as selfish throughout the book, I think she was just doing her best to protect her family.
I’m also totally in love with Laws. Definitely one of the better love interests I’ve read recently. I also loved the way Glaze framed the narrative, giving us subtle hints of feminism from the beginning and building it up quickly. It was *too* relatable just how clueless Laws was about women’s suffering when everyone on the tour was dealing with it on a daily basis. Laws has good growth here, too.
The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond contains some of my favorite tropes, like:
- oh no we have to hide in a closet together
- enemies to lovers
- sisters that are BEST friends (seriously, the cheek thing was SO cute)
If you liked Belladonna, Only a Monster, or Violet Made of Thorns, I think you’ll definitely enjoy this one!
I’m a huge baby when it comes to the spooky/scary genre, but this had the perfect amount of spook for me! The characters are deeply dimensional and interesting to follow, and the plot threads all wrap up nicely at the end. I found myself really enjoying Edie and her internal dilemmas. While others may have seen her as selfish throughout the book, I think she was just doing her best to protect her family.
I’m also totally in love with Laws. Definitely one of the better love interests I’ve read recently. I also loved the way Glaze framed the narrative, giving us subtle hints of feminism from the beginning and building it up quickly. It was *too* relatable just how clueless Laws was about women’s suffering when everyone on the tour was dealing with it on a daily basis. Laws has good growth here, too.
The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond contains some of my favorite tropes, like:
- oh no we have to hide in a closet together
- enemies to lovers
- sisters that are BEST friends (seriously, the cheek thing was SO cute)
If you liked Belladonna, Only a Monster, or Violet Made of Thorns, I think you’ll definitely enjoy this one!
histoirefantastique's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
jessica_anita_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
pattytru08's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to receive an arc in exchange for my honest review- all thoughts and opinions are my own!
This was a fun one. A bit of ironic/dry humor, mixed with true genuine love from sisters- I loved it. I’m impressed with the voices and story Amanda Glaze gave Edie and Violet, and I hope they somehow in the spirit realm were able to read it- I think they’d get a kick out of this story.
This was a fun one. A bit of ironic/dry humor, mixed with true genuine love from sisters- I loved it. I’m impressed with the voices and story Amanda Glaze gave Edie and Violet, and I hope they somehow in the spirit realm were able to read it- I think they’d get a kick out of this story.
the_llewbrary's review against another edition
4.0
I had such a fun time reading this book. The premise of it all, being based on the photograph from the author's family, set it up in a very unique and interesting way. I definitely read the name Edie wrong the entire time, but I loved the feminism focused plot and the use of the time period was well done!