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pandorasxbox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Confinement, Bullying, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Mental illness
reddeddy'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
4.75
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Sexism, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual content, Body shaming, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Classism, Confinement, Child abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, War, Animal death, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Blood, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, and Deportation
boomwormbrittany's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This book was absolutely not for me what so ever. By the end of this book, I was so ready for it to be over and was relieved when I finished it.
First off, the main character is one of the most annoying main characters I have ever read. She cried at the drop of a hat. At one point I counted how many times she cried in a 30 minute drive I had while listening to the audiobook and it was four times. She cried over the most stupid things or teared up over stupid things. I found her to be so annoying. I also didn't believe her relationship what so ever with the main male character.
The plot was pretty weak and didn't hold my attention what so ever. There was a lot of ideas picked up then dropped. It didn't inspire any kind of interest in me as a reader.
If you are interested in reading this book, I would definitely say give it a try. This book simply wasn't for me.
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Sexual harassment
lila_laune'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
Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Child abuse
amalas_bookstop's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia
Minor: Death of parent
emmieanna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault
emilywemily6'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
3.25
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: War
justnicole's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Sexism, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, War, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse
lauracatereads'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
4.5
Effy Effy Effy Effy — is there ever a more tortured character who has never been dealt a lucky draw of cards in her life? I will admit for the first 1/4 to 1/3 of the book I truly was grasping for straws trying to figure out how things were ever going to brighten up for her. By the halfway, I was convinced that Ava Reid was going to Addie LaRue her and force her to end up with the Fairy King. Although it would be a bit optimistic to say that her ending is an incandescently happy one (she most certainly has an arduous journey ahead of her), her outcome was far better than I initially expected. I was very pleased with the ending, truthfully.
My bad boy academic Preston Héloury was nothing short of the perfect MMC for this book in that he was an excellent companion to Effy’s FMC but never, ever overshadowed her. Nor did he dim her light or distract from her story. In fact, he was a necessary building block of her story by (in part) marking the transformation from terrorized, drowned Effy to her reborn, swimming Euphemia. Preston was the perfect companion. While I could see what he brought for Effy, I did find it a bit difficult to see what she brought growth-wise to his character. They do have a lot of pride & prejudice vibes with Preston in the Elizabethan pride and Effy getting off on the wrong food with Preston in Darcian fashion. She did do a good job of calling him out on his erudite pride.
The Gothic setting of this book??! Creeptastic & well executed. There was not an overt amount of detail spent on the world building here, but rather just enough to get the points across. I did sometimes wonder what this world would look like on a map, but the locations were simply not important enough that I thought it required one. Overall, I loved the concept of the Bottom Hundred and its stark contrast to the north. Hiraeth was serving if Davy Jones had a house instead of the Black Pearl. The Fairy King, although not the only villain here (there are so many!), was fantastically designed.
Overall, my only gripe and the reason this book gets a 4.5 from me instead of a 5.0 was the hasty wrapping up of the plot. There was soooo much build up for the first 3/4 of the novel that by the time the storm hits, you’re expecting a huge drawn out ending. But as soon as the Fairy King is out of the picture, it felt like a race to wrap up this book and move on. Angharad’s story was absolutely vital to the entire structure of the novel, but her telling her story was more or less confined to about one chapter of the book. I definitely think her character could’ve been fleshed out and the reveal of her story and role in it be played out a bit more fluently. I would’ve loved to have seen more Effy & Angharad interaction, and most certainly some Preston & Angharad interaction as Preston struggles with this newfound knowledge (can we call it belief?) that the supernatural is real.
Anyways, I took an incredible amount of words more than usual to say that this was great.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Physical abuse and Sexual harassment
mktraxel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Rape, Death, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse