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gladys_enmarte's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
3.5
La noche de año nuevo las tres hermanas Hollow, Grey, Vivi e Iris, iban de paseo por una calle de Edimburgo junto con sus padres. Estos se distrajeron solo un segundo y las tres niñas desaparecieron. Un mes estuvieron perdidas pero cuando regresaron no eran las mismas: sus ojos azules se tornaron negros y su cabello pasó del negro al rubio platinado. Su padre sospechaba que no eran sus hijas, que habían sido cambiadas, las que regresaron eran otras criaturas que tomaron la fisonomía de sus hijas. Las niñas no recuerdan absolutamente nada pero tienen nuevas habilidades.
Años después, cuando Grey tiene diecinueve y es una reconocida supermodelo, vuelve a desaparecer. Sus hermanas empiezan a juntar las pistas que su hermana mayor les fue dejando para resolver dos misterios: uno, dónde está ella, ¿ha sido secuestrada de nuevo?, dos, ¿qué les sucedió aquella noche en Edimburgo cuando estuvieron un mes desaparecidas?
Este libro, mitad fantasía urbana, mitad cuento de hadas oscuro está ambientado en Londres y Edimburgo. Su ambientación es un 10/10, a medida que vas leyendo vas imaginando mentalmente las callejuelas estrechas, las casas antiguas del 1800, la neblina, etc. por donde los personajes se van moviendo. La historia es bastante oscura y retorcida. Tiene algunos trigger warnings como suicidio, violencia explícita, muertes, abuso de drogas y alcohol y ataque sexual, así que vayan con eso en mente si deciden leerlo.
Me sorprendió el misterio, no me esperaba ese desenlace, sin embargo, me vi venir algunos giros y en partes se torna un poco repetitivo y cíclico, como las descripciones o la búsqueda de Grey. En la primera mitad del libro no pasa mucho y se alarga el misterio de la desaparición y las nuevas habilidades. Tiene algunas otras cosillas pero para un juvenil así está bien. El puntaje que le doy es mayormente por la ambientación y por los temas raros relacionados con la muerte.
Si buscan un libro dark academia vibes, con misterio, bastante oscuro y perturbador, que te mantenga enganchada hasta el final y se lea rápido de seguro es este.
Sobre la edición de Gran Travesía: tiene algunos problemas de puntuación, como el de la página 183 donde hay una coma faltante y se distorsiona el contenido de la oración. En otras partes hay comas sobrantes: delante de "y" no corresponde, a no ser que sea un inciso.
Años después, cuando Grey tiene diecinueve y es una reconocida supermodelo, vuelve a desaparecer. Sus hermanas empiezan a juntar las pistas que su hermana mayor les fue dejando para resolver dos misterios: uno, dónde está ella, ¿ha sido secuestrada de nuevo?, dos, ¿qué les sucedió aquella noche en Edimburgo cuando estuvieron un mes desaparecidas?
Este libro, mitad fantasía urbana, mitad cuento de hadas oscuro está ambientado en Londres y Edimburgo. Su ambientación es un 10/10, a medida que vas leyendo vas imaginando mentalmente las callejuelas estrechas, las casas antiguas del 1800, la neblina, etc. por donde los personajes se van moviendo. La historia es bastante oscura y retorcida. Tiene algunos trigger warnings como suicidio, violencia explícita, muertes, abuso de drogas y alcohol y ataque sexual, así que vayan con eso en mente si deciden leerlo.
Me sorprendió el misterio, no me esperaba ese desenlace, sin embargo, me vi venir algunos giros y en partes se torna un poco repetitivo y cíclico, como las descripciones o la búsqueda de Grey. En la primera mitad del libro no pasa mucho y se alarga el misterio de la desaparición y las nuevas habilidades. Tiene algunas otras cosillas pero para un juvenil así está bien. El puntaje que le doy es mayormente por la ambientación y por los temas raros relacionados con la muerte.
Si buscan un libro dark academia vibes, con misterio, bastante oscuro y perturbador, que te mantenga enganchada hasta el final y se lea rápido de seguro es este.
Sobre la edición de Gran Travesía: tiene algunos problemas de puntuación, como el de la página 183 donde hay una coma faltante y se distorsiona el contenido de la oración. En otras partes hay comas sobrantes: delante de "y" no corresponde, a no ser que sea un inciso.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Child death, Death, and Suicide
arlaines's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Self harm
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Sexual harassment
nishana's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Vomit
ellasara's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
oon ihan flabbergasted bamboozled enkä tiedä miten arvioida tätä joten annan neljä tähteä
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Suicide, Grief, Vomit, Stalking, Rape, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Medical content, Bullying, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
bluerosesandwisteriaflowers's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
I had such high hopes for this book. It started out really strong, but gradually became predictable and honestly a little bit boring. the wordings and character descriptions also got a bit too repetitive.
the twist was... okay. like, yes, it was just as dark as I was hoping it would be, but I think it would have been better if Iris was revealed to have been the reason behind what happened to them as kids. grey should have just been a red herring, because that reveal was not really a reveal at all since it was way too predictable.
another thing that I have beef against was the decision to kill tyler. first, because I really liked him and I felt that grey deserved him, but also because I really hated how they went about with it. this book would have really benefited from some multiperspectivism because Tyler's death would have hit way harder if we saw it from Grey's perspective.
overall, a pretty solid read, but it did not reach my expectations. still better than three dark crowns though.
the twist was... okay. like, yes, it was just as dark as I was hoping it would be, but I think it would have been better if Iris was revealed to have been the reason behind what happened to them as kids. grey should have just been a red herring, because that reveal was not really a reveal at all since it was way too predictable.
another thing that I have beef against was the decision to kill tyler. first, because I really liked him and I felt that grey deserved him, but also because I really hated how they went about with it. this book would have really benefited from some multiperspectivism because Tyler's death would have hit way harder if we saw it from Grey's perspective.
overall, a pretty solid read, but it did not reach my expectations. still better than three dark crowns though.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
mcdal's review against another edition
5.0
Sometimes carrion flowers and vomit and crimes against nature is actually something that can be so personal
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Vomit, Body horror, and Child death
Moderate: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicidal thoughts
I know I put vomit in the content warnings but please for the love of god, if you have emetophobia, enter this book with great caution or not at all cause there is A LOT of vomitemily_mh's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
4.5. I was REALLY pleasantly surprised by this one. It was super spooky and mysterious, and Sutherland's prose was beautiful and descriptive. I loved the focus on the sisters and their relationship. Also, the ending was incredibly satisfying. I will say there was a little too much retrospective monologuing on Iris' part. Also, the kiss between Tyler and Iris was so unnecessary! It completely undermined Iris' character, who up until this point was completely dedicated to Grey. If she truly was dedicated, she wouldn't have kissed her boyfriend !!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Death, Vomit, and Death of parent
Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Stalking, Drug use, Suicide, Child abuse, Cursing, Body horror, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Violence, Child death, Kidnapping, Grief, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Misogyny, Animal death, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Car accident, Excrement, Physical abuse, Bullying, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Self harm, Sexism, Mental illness, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence
HP reference. Moderate warnings for loss of a loved one, missing child, drowning, self injury, insects. Minor warnings for stillbirth, internalised misogyny.schnaucl's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
I enjoyed it. The setting was interesting as were the characters.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Suicide, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Child death, and Death
Minor: Bullying
avu_writes's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- 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
where to even begin? the plot twists, the secrets, the foreshadowing, the hints that seemed so importantly vague. I collected these clues with highlighter & sticky notes, hoping it’d all make sense soon. but hearing everything laid out at the end still left me speechless.
the mysteries!! the doors, the stories, the 3 sisters, the bull, the flowers, the energy in every room, the powers they possessed. the way that questions were only ever half-answered until the very last moment of the book.
as everything became clearer, I kept flipping back to finally match the highlighted clues with their solved solutions.
the pacing was slow but never boring. each scene’s vibe was so vividly described, enlaced with clues and mystery. it left goosebumps on my skin without needing outright gore. I’ve realized how much I love dark fantasy.
I couldn’t put it down. the plot twist left me shocked but empathetic. morally gray. in between. halfway. just like the main point of the story. you’ll understand what I mean when you read it. 100% recommend.
♡ favorite quote: “she was a tornado in the form of a girl.”
♬ songs that match the vibes:
• easha - dying is a beautiful thing to do
• sarah cothran - as the world caves in
“but I’m the kind of girl
that you write songs about.
mystery you can’t get out your head
before you sleep at night,
once in a lifetime.” ♬
SPOILERS!! thoughts about the ending:
oh my god, the plot twist about the girls being monsters. it explains so much & there was so much subtle foreshadowing that I went back to find & highlight. it explains their powers, the eyes & teeth, Grey’s evergreen aura of positive & negative energy. the way she leaves the room & people still sense her. no wonder people fell to their knees at her. she was enchanting. & the ending!! I don’t know how to feel. I hope this turns into a series (which I rarely hope for, but I really want to know what happened to Tyler & more about the Halfway) or that it turns into a movie. to be fair, they did mention that Grey continued on with her life, so maybe her brief moments of grief were over? maybe he’d be set free by then? it’d seem weird for Iris to end up with Grey’s ex. anyways, adored the whole book & the ending, although didn’t answer what happened to Tyler, was very conclusive & satisfactory. I’m still so hungry for more details about Grey, her aura, what happens when they take off the skin, what happened to Tyler, etc.
♬ songs that match the vibes:
• easha - dying is a beautiful thing to do
• sarah cothran - as the world caves in
“but I’m the kind of girl
that you write songs about.
mystery you can’t get out your head
before you sleep at night,
once in a lifetime.” ♬
SPOILERS!! thoughts about the ending:
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, Body horror, and Grief
Moderate: Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Gun violence
bahyreads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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
The story is almost as gorgeous as the cover. It did make me ache knowing that I’ll never know a bond like that with my siblings even if the relationships in this book were dark and twisted.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Suicide, Body horror, and Death
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment