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carlyisnotliterate's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
boyfriends who frame their Latin teacher for unspeakable crimes against children together, stay together <3
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Blood, Cursing, and Pedophilia
ramiel's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Abandonment
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Mental illness, and Ableism
boneloose's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Third read - 8/4/21:
I do not claim my last review I’m actually completely fine with the pacing and the way it was condensed. The cave rescue plot is simply a backdrop to their friendships and Adam and the others reckoning with the idea of being known and seen and opening themselves up to support and love.
Second read - 5/22/19: Oh my gosh I forgot how intense the last 100 or so pages are. Adam's development in this book is superb. My one issue, and it's small enough that it doesn't diminish my 5 star rating is when everyone goes into the cave to find Maura, Gansey and Adam are stuck while Ronan and Blue get through. Blue is able to make it across the lake and finds Maura, and asks Ronan if he's able to go back the way he came. He is, and so he presumably returns to Gansey and Adam. The thing is, how could he get through if Gansey and Adam couldn't? I would have loved to read how Ronan got back to Gansey and Adam and/or how they were feeling about the situation, but we didn't get any check-in at all! We just read that Blue, Mr. Gray, and Maura make their way out of the cave, without any description, even though it's a different way than they came. The next chapter just cuts to one week later, everything having worked itself out all nicely. Honestly? The wrapping up of it felt a little lazy. Not to mention there were a few typos in the book. On second thought, my rating might be lowered to 4.5 stars. . .
First read - 9/15/18: This series ends books how a series is supposed to---not with a major cliffhanger, nor with a perfectly satisfying ending, but instead with the main plot of this book wrapped up but the overarching plot still unresolved, as well as a teaser for the main plot of the next book.
I do not claim my last review I’m actually completely fine with the pacing and the way it was condensed. The cave rescue plot is simply a backdrop to their friendships and Adam and the others reckoning with the idea of being known and seen and opening themselves up to support and love.
Second read - 5/22/19: Oh my gosh I forgot how intense the last 100 or so pages are. Adam's development in this book is superb. My one issue, and it's small enough that it doesn't diminish my 5 star rating is
First read - 9/15/18: This series ends books how a series is supposed to---not with a major cliffhanger, nor with a perfectly satisfying ending, but instead with the main plot of this book wrapped up but the overarching plot still unresolved, as well as a teaser for the main plot of the next book.
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Death
Minor: Rape
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