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nrogers_1030'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
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Cannibalism and Animal death
bb_11's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Animal death, Gore, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abandonment and Alcohol
mariiieeeeeesa's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Murder, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Kidnapping, Alcohol, Vomit, Animal death, Stalking, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Eating disorder
Dead dove don't eatkier__'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Murder, and Body horror
Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
eli99'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? Yes
4.0
It only had one moment that truly felt scary. Very minor horror like the type you see in YA, but with an older author. Some cliches thrown in, buy that was expected.
Moderate: Cannibalism, Toxic friendship, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Gaslighting, Torture, Grief, Stalking, and Gore
sierraclimbs's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The rest of the book, although a quick read, was not very enjoyable. It was predictable, slow to get to the point & unnecessarily wordy.
The whole time I was just thinking “this is meant to be an audiobook & listened to, not read”
I know writing conversationally is a style & I’ve even enjoyed books written this way, but this one just felt too casual
It also completely misrepresents Satanism & uses it as a stand in for Fundamentalism
Graphic: Gore, Body horror, and Blood
Moderate: Alcoholism, Torture, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Cannibalism, and Panic attacks/disorders
mikathereviewer's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Satanism is a religion I know a lot of, and also know that many people misinterpret it or have theories that aren't true. Satanists don't do cults, they also don't worship evil. They have Satan as a symbol of a 'Fallen Angel', not as 'Ruler of Hell'. The religion is all about doing things when asked or when allowed and not doing it otherwise. And that if one is rude to a Satanist they will face normal consequences, they won't get their ribs taken out and be forced to seal something. Satanism isn't bad. Or let's say, they aren't acting like everyone thinks and reading this book was really exhausting. There was even a scene where Vesper said that she don't know the difference between Catholics and Satanists. That already shows how stupid the book is and that no research was done. One believes in Jesus and one believes in Satan or rather in no one. Satanists don't have to believe in Satan. He is only a symbol in the Religion. As Satan is a fallen angel for things he did that he considered right, he became a symbol. A symbol to stand against authority and do what one condemns right. Most Satanists are non-violent and use Satan as an inspiration for their moral beliefs. So this book is highly offensive for Satanists and also people who as me think that one shouldn't support wrong accusations against any Religion. I am an atheist and I don't care that much, but it's sad to see that due to wrong or bad research before writing the book once again people belief that Satanism is bad and evil. I know it's only fiction and that it shouldn't be taken so seriously, but moments like 'I failed to see how Satanists were any different from Catholics' and 'Satanists didn’t have the tooth fairy' made me think that the author really didn't know what Satanism actually is outside of this fiction. That's the main reason I gave this book 1 star. Here's a short summary of the other points:
- Slow pace
- Weird wording (sometimes)
- Triggered me a bit (sexual assault)
- Too many references of other fandoms (Star Wars, Netflix Shows, etc.)
- Too many Anapher phrases (no other methods were used to sympathise the words)
- Flat characters
- Stupid decisions made by the MC (shares her trauma with someone she just met and gets mad when he tells it everyone)
- Too many things unexplained (why did the dog tried to eat her when she was a baby? Dogs don't do that usually. No explanation as to why Brody changed his mind on Vesper and married Rosie instead. Why did Brody cheat on Rosie?)
- MC is an escort (wants to kiss an almost married man)
- Emotional states were wrong (numbness doesn't make you feel anything, including boredom)
- Cringe (Man says he is Lucifer and all-mighty and they want to make Vesper a sacrificial offer)
- Simple + boring ending + too often used already (unoriginal)
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Violence, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Infidelity, Body horror, Murder, Blood, Cannibalism, and Death
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Religious bigotry
madelinequinnee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Blood, Eating disorder, and Alcohol
caseythereader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Animal death, Body horror, Death of parent, Blood, Gore, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
alexisgarcia's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Stalking, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Death, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Violence, and Addiction