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abby_can_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I had a wonderful time reading this book. It was great. There were parts that had me laughing and there were some where I needed a tissue. I adored the characters and their relationships. There were some characters interacting that made me laugh. I thought the pacing was good and the writing style was good. I loved the worldbuilding. I really wanna see more in this world.
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Genocide, and War
solson5212's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
eddieboy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, and War
Minor: Ableism
ceridwen33's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Violence and Death of parent
rizky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Overall, I really enjoyed the dynamics between the characters, Xio's character development, the blossoming romance between Teo and Aurelio and getting to see a more vulnerable side of Niya. I would have loved to see more of Dezi in particular (especially because he was hinted at so much in the beginning!) and would die for a Dezi spin-off (I guess I'm just a real big Dezi fan).
I also appreciate the queernormativity and the nonchalance of queer couples, trans people and pronoun usage of this universe! I'm tired of reading about queer trauma in fiction over and over again, there's so much of it in real life and it feels so so good to be able to escape into a world in which queerphobia just... isn't a thing at all.
My main criticism of Celestia Monsters concerns pacing: with the book starting off right at the end of the first one and being so action-packed, it felt like there wasn't a lot of room to breathe, neither for the characters nor for the reader. Sometimes it felt like running from one battle into the next into the next into the next, and instead of the focus so heavily being on fighting, I would have loved to see more dialogue between the characters in general and particularly Teo and Niya instead to better understand how they were processing the whole situation and how it affected their friendshpi.
Super solid story all in all though, definitely recommend!
Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
bookcaptivated's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Torture, and Kidnapping
Minor: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and War
merc_birb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Minor: Blood
teddie_valetine98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death
zeros_and_ones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Moderate: Genocide and Violence
cj13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, and Grief
Minor: Child death and Excrement