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gingerlaura's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Disappointed. That's what I am, because I was ready to love this book. The beginning started out strong, I was genuinely creeped out. And then I got bored for the rest of it.
The writing wasn't necessarily bad but there was just nothing interesting happening in this book. I also didn't really care for the characters, I thought Vittoria was the most interesting but she was dead throughout most of this book, so I guess that says enough. It just all felt like one big filler book for what's to come, if that makes sense.
I do think the idea of the story is interesting, and I get the picture the author is trying to paint but it didn't turn out quite that well. That doesn't mean I hated this book, it was just meh. Like I said, disappointing.
I don't think I'll be reading the rest of this trilogy, seeing the reviews it doesn't age that well, especially the last book in the trilogy. But by all means do pick this up if you like romantacy, you might like this more than I did.
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Torture, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Vomit
rangerelik's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Torture
Minor: Murder and Death
thebookaddict'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
Al met al een leuk fantasie boek en ik kan niet wachten op deel twee.
Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Death, Child death, Violence, Grief, Murder, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: War
Minor: Stalking and Torture
sweetordinary's review
- 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
4.5
I love and appreciate the fact that the themes of love, romance, and intimate relationships took a back seat for the main character.
Graphic: Torture, Blood, Death, Grief, Gore, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Confinement and Hate crime
direraven's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Death, Murder, Alcohol, and Torture
theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol, Vomit, Gore, Violence, Murder, Body horror, Hate crime, and Confinement
Minor: Sexual content, Animal death, Torture, Kidnapping, Cursing, Stalking, Self harm, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
estelagf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Murder, Death, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
kxjschw'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
4.75
Graphic: Grief, Murder, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Torture and Violence
Minor: Death of parent
valreadssometimes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The main character, a witch named Emilia, has bad problem solving skills, sucks at reading people, and is way too into cooking. So much so that it kinda messed with the pacing of the story when she randomly starts talking about recipes during an important moment. Also, the plot armor was crazy in this book, and I felt like Emilia was in no real danger or hurry to do anything. Like, there never seemed to be any real consequences for any of her actions. Ever.
In the end, nothing seemed to be revealed even though the book had a couple hundred pages to do so. However, it wasn’t a terrible read when I wanted something light and silly.
Was this book objectively good?
No, not really.
Was it exactly what I expected when I picked it up ?
Yes. Don’t pick this book up if you want great writing. But it’s not a bad YA kind-of-romance if you enjoy series like Shatter Me and Throne of Glass.
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Torture
moonchild_cos'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Blood, Murder, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Torture and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Vomit