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fe_aye's review
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Child abuse, and Child death
Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide
justurlocalspirit's review
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Homophobia, Death, and Child death
crunchycrystals's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Violence
gracelynnreads'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: Gore, Murder, and Child death
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Deadnaming, Death of parent, and Child abuse
dancingwithourhandstied's review
Graphic: Grief and Child death
Moderate: Chronic illness and Mental illness
nytephoenyx's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, Child death, and Grief
Moderate: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Deadnaming, Cannibalism, and Colonisation
emilia_mb's review
- 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: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, and Violence
eviecate's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Notes after 24 hours: While i initially loved everything about this book there are a few problematic elements that I can't look past. I have knocked this book down a star because of the implications of the problematic representation. A lot of the representation is rooted in stereotypes. The worst of which being (MINOR SPOILERS) the Belle character from Beauty and the Beast's love interest is a trans woman. This character is also tied to the Ugly Duckling fairytale. This implication makes me feel very upset as I did love Svenja's character in the book, I just hate the portrayal of her as "beastly" or "ugly." Other stereotypes include: mean lesbians, the asian main character's arc revolves around parental pressure to be perfect, one character's mental illness being introduced by another character asking her if "she's taken her meds, yet." While i feel like this is still a good book despite stereotyping, I wish the author had put more thought into portraying identities other than her own.
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Suicide
Minor: Eating disorder
sammymilfort's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
I could make a whole video about my problems with this book
1. I really dislike Yuki’s character and even her arc and place in the story felt out of place. She had really mean moments and I get she’s a teenager but like the way of how she was so possessive about her friends I could not stand. I petition to make Yuki the villain in the next book please, at least that might make things interesting. If I was Ella I would not forgive her so easily and it made me so upset when she did!! But it’s true to her character so…
I liked Nani and Ella
Does anyone know if Ella is demisexual because I love! I know Rory is demiromantic
Might read the sequel, might not
ALSO THE FACT THAT THE STRAIGHT RELATIONSHIP GOT THE MOST DEVELOPMENT OUT OF ALL THE QUEER PARINGS MADE ME SO MAD AND IT WAS SURFACE LEVEL DEVELOPED AT BEST.
TW: Queerbaiting, Emotional Manipulation and Abuse, Neglect, Murder
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Murder, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, and Transphobia
Minor: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking
I don’t have words for this book and honestly it’s not even the writing style that I dislike the most. There were parts I enjoyed, but ultimately this book has two things a load of queerbaiting and a plot that could have been great if it was constructed more and given depth. I loved the fairytale aspect and the physical disability rep was ok! There was one part that had super ableist undertones in my opinion when Rory was in the coffee shop and I did not like that. This book had so many things going for it I was sure I was going to rate it a 3 or 3.5 but then I got to the last 20% and all I felt was anger. I could make a whole video about my problems with this book 1. I really dislike Yuki’s character and even her arc and place in the story felt out of place. She had really mean moments and I get she’s a teenager but like the way of how she was so possessive about her friends I could not stand. I petition to make Yuki the villain in the next book please, at least that might make things interesting. If I was Ella I would not forgive her so easily and it made me so upset when she did!! But it’s true to her character so… I liked Nani and Ella Does anyone know if Ella is demisexual because I love! I know Rory is demiromantic Might read the sequel, might not ALSO THE FACT THAT THE STRAIGHT RELATIONSHIP GOT THE MOST DEVELOPMENT OUT OF ALL THE QUEER PARINGS MADE ME SO MAD AND IT WAS SURFACE LEVEL DEVELOPED AT BEST. TW: Queerbaiting, Emotional Manipulation and Abuse, Neglect, Murderehmannky's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, Mental illness, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Violence and Suicide
Minor: Homophobia and Racism