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aingealwroth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This is a dark, supernatural, coming of age story. While it can be cringe-worthy, embarrassing, and face-palm moments, it's level appropriate for teenagers and real people. It mentions uncomfortable topics, has serious character growth (though due to the length of book and the age of the subjects, we get mostly surface level impacts and not in-depth explorations of it), and the awful messiness of growing up. It's a very... I hesitate to say "fun" considering the darkness of the vibes but definitely enjoyable... ride through the hell that is being a teenage girl.
Finch can be a bit straightforward/timid/naive at times, but I also felt (as an autistic individual) that she was leaning towards being neurodivergent coded, so it bothered me less than it might others.
I did wish this was a bit longer, as it only touched on a number of topics that could have used more depth to them, but otherwise I have no regrets.
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism
kaiiyo's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Car accident, Death of parent, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Biphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship
alyssa2012'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Biphobia, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Vomit, and Outing
kitrook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Outing
amethyst15's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol
carsonbailey's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Gore, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Outing
beckyremillard'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
3.75
Finch and Selena both know about this paranormal creature that offers them favors. At first, she doesn’t need anything in return, but then she needs hair, fingernails, etc..
I read this author’s newest book, and she definitely has a specific writing style. I enjoyed the other book, which is why I read this one. It was good, albeit a bit gorey, but still an interesting story with a little backstory for the main characters. Could have used more backstory on characters like Simon, Sumera, Amber, Risa, etc.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship
camreads22's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder
trashboatwinter's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying and Outing
asherz08's review
- 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? It's complicated
3.75
For a debut novel, Kayla has everything you could want in a good paranormal read. Her attention to detail and sucking you in to the world of Ulalume Academy is absolutely fantastic. I definitely recommend picking this up if your looking for a good spooky season read this fall.
Graphic: Body horror and Blood
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol