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seyfert's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
lycheeteareads'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Car accident and Death of parent
emfass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia
just_one_more_paige'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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
emlen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
rorikae'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
Helen is coming up on the 10 year deadline of the deal that brought her brother back to life. But before a devil comes to reclaim her, she has one final case to solve, the White City Vampire. The payout will be significant, even more that she can squirrel away for her love, Edith, to use after she is gone. But when her client floats the possibility of returning her soul as part of the payment for solving the case, Helen will do anything to see the murderer brought to justice.
Polk knows exactly how to set up characters that make you care for them even with the limited length of a novella. Helen's predicament appears straightforward toward the beginning but as the story progresses, the case turns out to be far different than what it originally seemed. Polk builds off of relatively well known Christian mythology to build out the world and the supernatural elements, which does a lot to make the world feel lived in. Polk is one of my favorite authors for a reason and I think this book demonstrates why. I do think this story had the potential for a longer work but I think Polk does a good job of fitting it to the novella length.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Car accident
Minor: Homophobia and Death of parent
cozyscones's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Homophobia and Misogyny
mar's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia and Forced institutionalization
sparklefarm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, and Blood
Minor: Car accident and Death of parent
laurareads87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Blood