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mary_trot's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, Grief, Animal death, and Kidnapping
thewillowwood's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
This book was interesting enough to get me through to the end, but it was not really my cup of tea. It adheres much too strongly to the expected YA tropes with not much deviation, and doesn’t do it in a sufficiently interesting way in my opinion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Animal death, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Medical content, Violence, Grief, and Murder
zoeelora's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Animal death, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
chainsiren's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-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? N/A
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Animal death, Gore, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
kbairbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Eh, I feel indifferent if not slightly negatively towards this book. I just… didn’t like it. And I can’t even put my finger on why?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Violence, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Animal death, Blood, and Confinement
brookey8888's review against another edition
adventurous
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
I really liked this! I really enjoyed the friendship even though we didn’t get to see them together. I did not enjoy the insta love but whatever, it was kind of excused. I do wish Sabrine had some kind of romance. She was my favorite and I wish we got more of her to be honest. The guy was fine he wasn’t anything special. I thought the bone crier magic was interesting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence
gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
2020 Star Rating: 4
2022 Star Rating 3.5
Upon rereading this book I found myself giving it a lower rating to when I original read it for the first time in 2020. Chances are though the 2020 rating is actually 3.5 stars but bumped up as GoodReads doesn't do half or quarter star ratings.
This book could have been a 4 star read maybe even a 4.25 if it wasn't for the character Jules. I don't know if she was written to be hated but she really infuriated me whenever she was on the page. Her actions make little to no sense, and the excuse that she likes Bastien is just not good enough for some of her actions. She really does provide little to the story and is only there to cause conflict. A waste of a character without her could have cut the book down a bit.
Jules aside, I did enjoy reading the other characters even with their lack of character development and fleshed personalities. I will admit that Sabine is my favourite and I don't think it is a coincidence that she got the most character development and some of the best chapters in the book. I cannot wait to see more of her in the sequel.
This book is not for those who read for characters. It is an easy and fast paced book that is really read for the plot. It is not a complicated one and can be predictable at times, but it is one that you can sit down and read quick because of it. It's not bad and is actually entertaining, which is what most of us want in a book. It is not without it's flaws though. It is one of those reads to you can grab if you feel a reading slump coming on.
All in all this book is not a bad read and it quick enjoyable. It will not give you anything to take away from or have you in shocked moments, but I also don't think it is trying to do that. It was written to be entertaining and honestly it succeeds well at it. It is a good book if you are look for that in between of Middle Grade and Young Adult, or want something entertaining that isn't going to take weeks to read or a lot of concentration to get through.
2022 Star Rating 3.5
Upon rereading this book I found myself giving it a lower rating to when I original read it for the first time in 2020. Chances are though the 2020 rating is actually 3.5 stars but bumped up as GoodReads doesn't do half or quarter star ratings.
This book could have been a 4 star read maybe even a 4.25 if it wasn't for the character Jules. I don't know if she was written to be hated but she really infuriated me whenever she was on the page. Her actions make little to no sense, and the excuse that she likes Bastien is just not good enough for some of her actions. She really does provide little to the story and is only there to cause conflict. A waste of a character without her could have cut the book down a bit.
Jules aside, I did enjoy reading the other characters even with their lack of character development and fleshed personalities. I will admit that Sabine is my favourite and I don't think it is a coincidence that she got the most character development and some of the best chapters in the book. I cannot wait to see more of her in the sequel.
This book is not for those who read for characters. It is an easy and fast paced book that is really read for the plot. It is not a complicated one and can be predictable at times, but it is one that you can sit down and read quick because of it. It's not bad and is actually entertaining, which is what most of us want in a book. It is not without it's flaws though. It is one of those reads to you can grab if you feel a reading slump coming on.
All in all this book is not a bad read and it quick enjoyable. It will not give you anything to take away from or have you in shocked moments, but I also don't think it is trying to do that. It was written to be entertaining and honestly it succeeds well at it. It is a good book if you are look for that in between of Middle Grade and Young Adult, or want something entertaining that isn't going to take weeks to read or a lot of concentration to get through.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Violence
Minor: Toxic relationship
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