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bookswithlauren's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Grief, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Sexual content, Torture, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
tiana_king's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
So much goes down in this book that there’s almost no break. You get to meet quite a few new people including another spirit user! Be prepared to cry by then end though.
Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Kidnapping, Death, Confinement, and Classism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child death and Mental illness
scarlettereads's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Rose is insufferable for most of this book. It was hard to read, especially when the audio performer made her voice so bloody whiny.
Nothing really happens until the last two-ish hours of this (audio)book. It’s pretty boring, overall. (Except for when Adrian buys Rose countless perfumes. Seriously weird way of flirting. Like, you smell good enough to eat, but you’d be mouthwatering with a little seasoning? 🧐)
I’m going to read book three anyway because I’m putting off reading a new release that I’m sure will break my heart a bit.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Alcohol, Death, Pedophilia, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use
joyfulfoodie's review against another edition
- 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
Now to be clear I’m giving this five stars but it’s not like a new favorite book of all time that I’m planning to fan girl and reread … but it was solidly enjoyable.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Grief, and Sexual content
abby_can_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
My main hang up is the developing relationship between Rose and Dimitri.
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Alcohol, Addiction, and Bullying
Minor: Death of parent and Mental illness
itslil_iguess's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Violence, Death, and Alcohol
meheehee'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
3.75
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Kidnapping, Death, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, Torture, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Alcohol
feuillycakes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I enjoyed the character growth in this book. Rose acknowledges her faults and tries to fix them, with little success but still she tries. Her relationship with her mother is very interesting to see and the way it changes as Rose grows as a person and gains new experiences is really quite nice to read.
The thing with Dimitri is still not icking me out like I thought it would. It’s a tiny bit uncomfortable but the reasons are discussed in the book and they do make an effort to move on.
Lissa remains largely personality-less though there are hints to her caring about Rose every so often. She’s very caught up in her boyfriend though and that’s most of her personality.
I was surprised at how this book does not shy away from the inherent horror and trauma of the situations these characters find themselves in. It’s very heavy and Rose most certainly has some sort of ptsd that is shown through flashbacks. Truly, this was darker than I expected it to be and the larger mystery and action had me quite hooked.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, and Torture
Minor: Child death
hoffmann's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, and Abandonment
Moderate: Torture and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy, Medical content, Kidnapping, Gore, Sexual content, Gun violence, Car accident, and Adult/minor relationship
the_escapist'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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence
Minor: Gore, Drug use, and Addiction