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heidi_grey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Suicide
Minor: Drug use
angel__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Again a book with vibes>plot.
Sometimes confusing
Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Blood, Drug use, and Death
bluerskies's review
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Suicide
Minor: Drug use and Drug abuse
aseel_reads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Violence
bookboxbabe'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
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Grief and Drug use
Minor: Sexual content
krystlethegreat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book though. This book was beautiful! Definitely not her typical prose; which was refreshing!
This book is all about relationships. The world building is all but non-existent. It's magical realism with the addition of witches and 1 fae. The magic system is not really explained. But the relationships are so well constructed and such the focus, that I didn't really miss the other things.
I was intimidated by the name chart at the front end of the book, but it was very easy to follow characters by their names and nicknames... if you have any experience with Slavic names and nicknames, it will be even easier.
Ex. Alexandra = Sashenka / Sasha
Overall, the beauty of the relationships was incredible. 🖤 I was entranced by this book and I hope to read more books of this nature from her in the future.
*Spice level = fade to black
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Drug use and Violence
ramunepocky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Death, Suicide, and Grief
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
tenderbench's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Death, Grief, Drug abuse, Murder, Drug use, and Violence
savvyrosereads'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
4.5
Set in present day Manhattan, One for My Enemy is a Romeo and Juliet retelling featuring two rival witch clans and the bloody tension between them.
This is my first Olivie Blake novel, but it absolutely will not be my last! I LOVED the writing of this one, which is absolutely gorgeous and filled with so many incredible and whip-smart lines. I also loved the characters—especially Marya and Sasha—and thought their story unwound with so much care and precision it left me in awe and wishing I could one day write something anywhere close to this good.
In terms of the plot itself, I thought this was a super unique and entertaining take on Romeo and Juliet (which, admittedly, is not a story I’m a huge fan of in the original but is certainly a classic framework). I did find the middle part of this one a tiny bit slow, but in the end the payoff was very worth it!
Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: classic retellings; forbidden love; witchy stories
CW: Blood/death/violence, suicide/self-harm
Graphic: Blood and Death
Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, and Drug use
kitfkat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Drug use, Death, and Blood