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kds247'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
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and War
loveat1stwrite's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
kinsportch'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
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence and Classism
Minor: Sexual content
finnzebelle'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content and War
sofieishere'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
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death and Sexual content
blacksphinx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, and Classism
Minor: Excrement and Vomit
CW: Drowningbrandywyne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, and War
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Genocide, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
nicksalex'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
rylin_marie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
nerdyforbooks_'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
4.5
Does it lack some world building? Yes, but I have a feeling a lot of that is to come in the next book. There’s a lot we don’t know about why this war started. Is it a spurned lovers thing or something else? This world also generally isn’t that complex right now. It’s a world set in the equivalent of Earth’s 1940s (which some tweaks). Their tech isn’t fancy, their world isn’t fancy, and the magic isn’t their doing.
The romance is very YA in nature where they kinda do a quick enemies to lovers deal, or others have said - you’ve got mail. Does that make it bad? IMO no, we know the characters have about 5-6 months history with each other already. There is already some attraction there as well. It wasn’t this totally unexplained whirlwind.
All-in-all, I thought it was a solid read. Does it fall into some YA “issues”? Sure, but overall I thought they were navigated decently to not make me constantly eye roll or want to step away. I’ll be excited for the sequel to see what happens to our MC’s.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and War