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eeriekeri'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The mysterious air of the book is fun. The relationship between Gideon and Harrow feels a little fast and forced, moving from "hate" to "love" with a speed that sometimes feels genuine and sometimes feels toxic. My main complaint is that nobody gets their kisses in in the entire book. Boo. Also, very grumpy that we don't get to enjoy the Gideon/Harrow stevonnie perspective for very long.
Graphic: Gore, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Violence, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Suicide, Child death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Genocide
apiologee'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: Body horror
Moderate: Blood, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Genocide and Child death
metalballwheatley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Death, Violence, and Body horror
Moderate: Child death, Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Genocide
Minor: Death of parent, Child abuse, and Blood
evelphysicist'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: Genocide, Murder, Blood, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, and Violence
Minor: Slavery and Genocide
templetoncecelia'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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Child death, Chronic illness, Ableism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide
imogenlj'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
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Slavery, Murder, Death of parent, Suicide, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, and Death
mads_reads_books'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
Graphic: Suicide, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Death
Moderate: Grief, Ableism, Confinement, Death, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Cannibalism, Genocide, Gore, Cancer, Child abuse, Body horror, Death of parent, and Child death
Minor: Medical content, Excrement, Torture, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Suicide
nikenacs'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
Me reading acts 4 and 5: I am in pieces on the floor. I am a broken husk of a person.
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Grief, Bullying, Death, Suicide, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Genocide, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Cursing, Body horror, Gore, Violence, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Terminal illness and Chronic illness
storykath's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Gideon was a fantastic narrator, funny and flawed and truly unique. She's chaotic and hilarious!
This book took me a while to get through, and I think that's partly due to my brain being picky about reading, but also partly because of how gory and tense things got in the story. I couldn't always stomach it for multiple chapters at a time. Between the injuries and the sometimes-dense plot, this was a book I had to tackle in smallish chunks. That being said, I'm starting the sequel right away so I don't forget any important plot points.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Genocide, Murder, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Terminal illness, and Vomit
Minor: Death of parent, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content
nav26's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What follows is dark, gruesome, scary, and yet Gideon's narration brings a levity and humor that is much needed. This book could have been super tense and terrifying if they went the thriller route, but instead you're laughing out loud in between gruesome scenes. This book was a wild ride from start to finish, and at no point did I know what was going to happen, which is pretty rare for me. It was recommended to me from multiple friends and I was NOT disappointed whatsoever. I was hooked on this, finding any opportunity to listen to the audiobook or turn on my Kobo for the ebook. The audiobook narrator, Moira Quirk, is absolute perfection, delivering each of the voices distinctly and making it easy to keep track of the large cast of characters. This book starts out a bit hunger games, has a dash of murder mystery, and a whole lot of necromancy. Taking a break to process before I read the sequel, but you better believe I've already bought it!
Graphic: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Child death, Death of parent, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Genocide, Suicide, and Cancer