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laurenm00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Minor: Incest, Murder, and Gun violence
gologel'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? Yes
4.75
The only reason why this book does not get 5/5⭐️ is because the pace was a little too slow for my liking, making me wonder why I was reading about all of that in such great depth, especially in Book 2, and because not all of my questions have been answered.
But that's the most spectacular aspect of the book: you're not sure yourself how much you've been played.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Suicide, Gun violence, Addiction, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Rape, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Misogyny, Homophobia, and Sexism
sophiaxscherm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Blood, Incest, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, and Vomit
0live_tr33'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Murder, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Incest and Rape
neliadiedenise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Medical content, Grief, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Racial slurs, Murder, Toxic friendship, Blood, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Death, and Animal death
gothmiku's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Murder, Classism, Incest, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Suicide, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Car accident, Grief, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Vomit, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Outing, and Self harm
ashsparrow'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
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Suicide, Death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Cursing, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Incest, Classism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Gun violence, Violence, and Self harm
kimveach's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Outing, Bullying, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Self harm, Alcohol, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Medical content, Child death, Grief, Murder, Blood, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Classism, and Toxic relationship
sarasreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The execution of this book takes it from a 3 star read to a solid 4 for me. It could have been boring and kind of insufferable, but it just had a knack of drawing me deeper and deeper in.
I read If We Were Villains last year, and I think because I read it first, because it deals with Shakespeare, and because I felt a more emotional connection to some of the characters, it wins out for me over this one. To me, The Secret History walked so If We Were Villains could run.
Definitely recommend it for any dark academia fans, but also read the content warnings. There are so, so many.
Graphic: Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Classism
Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Antisemitism, Physical abuse, Incest, and Murder
hiagovinicius'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
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Suicide, Incest, Drug use, Death, Toxic friendship, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Blood, and Sexual content
Minor: Sexism and Panic attacks/disorders