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piastri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
i wasn’t sure how a story so short would be able to be so damn thrilling and emotional, but polk did it. i loved reading this and working out the plot at the same time. beautiful
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Homophobia
Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Misogyny
Minor: Death of parent and Car accident
maryellen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Murder, Grief, Lesbophobia, Death, Blood, Car accident, and Gun violence
Moderate: Forced institutionalization
griffinthief's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, and Blood
Minor: Car accident and Death of parent
maeverose's review against another edition
3.0
It took a few chapters to grow on me, you’re kind of dumped into the story without any world building, which is a pet peeve of mine. I was unsure about the writing style at first but I got used to it. I liked the humor. I usually struggle to connect with pre-established relationships but Helen and Edith’s love for each other was very sweet and very believable. I’m still left feeling like the world and magic system wasn’t fully explained, but I think that was intentional. That stuff isn’t really the focus, and with a novella there’s only so much time you can spend on that. I understood what I needed for the plot to make sense. So I have nothing to critique, it was just okay for me.
Though I will admit the ending made me a bit teary.
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Misogyny, Car accident, Confinement, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Medical content
Minor: Sexual content
Brief mention of conversion therapy and electroshock therapy to treat catatonia, and non detailed eye traumakneec'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: Gore
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Car accident
The author handles all hard topics with a wonderfully compassionate lense.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: Blood, Murder, and Gore
Moderate: Death, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, and Sexism
Minor: Death of parent, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, and Gun violence
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: Murder, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, and Misogyny
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: Blood, Gun violence, Police brutality, Grief, Death, Violence, Murder, Gore, and Sexism
Moderate: Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Confinement, Mental illness, and Car accident
readingthroughinfinity's review
- 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? No
4.25
I honestly can't emphasise how much I loved this. It's well-written, clever, and completely compelling. The author manages to pack so much action, drama, and brilliant world-building into the book that I was enrapt from beginning to end. It's a skill to make readers connect with characters so deeply in such a short space of time, but it's a skill that C.L. Polk has most definitely mastered. We feel all of Helen's anguish, yearning, and desperate determination and we get to see how far she'll go for Edith. I loved Helen as a character and adored the sapphic romance in this.
Moderate: Murder, Blood, Gun violence, Misogyny, Car accident, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Gore
Minor: Vomit
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: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Forced institutionalization, and Gun violence
Moderate: Death, Violence, Child death, Car accident, Stalking, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Misogyny, Confinement, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts