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cakrolik's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and War
Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Alcoholism, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content
lgoconno's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: War
Moderate: Violence, Death, and Death of parent
kiwij96'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? Yes
4.75
However, where it eventually fell short was after that 85% mark. It got to a point where the plot - though already quite fast paced in some places - felt rushed, as if this 14-chapter-per-part aesthetic was what limited the author to progress the plot further in less time. Also, I know it is a YA, but Iris and Roman definitely felt a lot older. 18 and 19 just wasn't believable after a point, and the Young Adult genre still would have held if they were in their early to mid 20s.
Graphic: Grief, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, War, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Vomit
Minor: Sexual content and Classism
fabrunette'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
5.0
The world in this book feels so familliar, because war and what it does is so real and still talked about in my country the netherlands where we were at the forefront of the world war 2. Families broken apart, people ruthlessly killed for no reason. Its all something that actually happened not too far from where I live. In my own street actually. So this book was for me very close to home.
Graphic: War and Death
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism
majoso'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
5.0
Graphic: War, Death of parent, Death, Vomit, Child death, and Alcoholism
pottersauce's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
This is an interesting book. I found the language a tad bit flowery for me, but it wasn't too bad. And the content and overall writing style I enjoyed.
Definitely check out the trigger warnings, just in case. This was emotionally rough at times. The romance was cute, and there was technically a sex scene, but it was not explicit. Most people would consider this a sweet romance, but the overall themes and such mean it's no cutesy romance book.
Interesting world building with mythology as history. Love a typewriter book.
Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Death of parent
tnemelce'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
Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content, Genocide, Alcoholism, and War
Minor: Classism
greatestheights'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: War, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Child death
seastheday'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
4.0
Graphic: War, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Death
Minor: Car accident and Gun violence
mandieroz'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
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, War, Vomit, and Violence