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imds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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: Child abuse, Confinement, Torture, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
bzliz's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-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
3.0
There were times when I was intensely sucked into this book and then other times it felt like the author was challenging me to DNF it. She did a great job of making the world dark and gritty, unfortunately it took an unexpected turn that reminded me I should pay more attention to the content warnings before I start a book. (See my warnings below)
There were so many moving parts that it felt utterly chaotic and I don’t think there’s any possible way I could explain this plot to someone. I didn’t mind Alice as a character and I don’t mind that she constantly does things she’s told not to do. Everyone in the world seems determined to deceive and betray her so she’s right to be paranoid about it. I felt misled by the prologue in a way that left me confused about why it exists at all and the huge twist at the end was a complete shock to me because I didn’t feel like it was foreshadowed at all.
I’m interested in picking up the second book to see how any of this can be resolved and I want to see how Alice can grow given time to settle into her new life. But I don’t know if I’d recommend this to anyone really because of some of the triggers.
There were so many moving parts that it felt utterly chaotic and I don’t think there’s any possible way I could explain this plot to someone. I didn’t mind Alice as a character and I don’t mind that she constantly does things she’s told not to do. Everyone in the world seems determined to deceive and betray her so she’s right to be paranoid about it. I felt misled by the prologue in a way that left me confused about why it exists at all and the huge twist at the end was a complete shock to me because I didn’t feel like it was foreshadowed at all.
I’m interested in picking up the second book to see how any of this can be resolved and I want to see how Alice can grow given time to settle into her new life. But I don’t know if I’d recommend this to anyone really because of some of the triggers.
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Murder, Violence, Car accident, Blood, and Torture
Moderate: Slavery, Suicide, Sexual violence, Medical content, Confinement, and Genocide
Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Cancer
Animal cruelty/death (on page):bookadventurer's review against another edition
dark
sad
medium-paced
Alice thinks she’s a normal mundane Londoner, until she receives a feather. She hares off on an assortment of jaunts to save a friend. She blindly trusts people, has no sense of self-preservation. Hard to believe: the romance felt forced, Alice doesn’t ask enough questions, doesn’t learn enough. She jerks from one bad scheme to another. Obvious, implausible plot twists. Her friend is “dying” for the whole book but then we find out that she’s fine, only to see her murdered at the resolution.
Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Child abuse
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