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they_planet's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely amazing book!!
Features a morally grey main character who goes through three character arcs in a single book, along with so much foreshadowing your second reading will leave you gobsmacked at just how much you missed first time around!
Original concept, which in itself is almost impossible these days, and so many loveable characters you get to know over the course of the novel.
LGBTQ+, paranormal, found family, and so much more packed in!
Features a morally grey main character who goes through three character arcs in a single book, along with so much foreshadowing your second reading will leave you gobsmacked at just how much you missed first time around!
Original concept, which in itself is almost impossible these days, and so many loveable characters you get to know over the course of the novel.
LGBTQ+, paranormal, found family, and so much more packed in!
dandelionsndeerteeth's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
sanne6je's review against another edition
1.0
In all honesty, this is a shitty book. The idea was really cool and I wanted to get into it so badly. I like it when the main character is likeable, but Harriet is simply horrible. The author tries to justify her deeds by eventually explaining her background, but it is so badly done that it doesn’t help. The other bad guys are also badly written. A good bad guy is someone that at least had a good reason for being bad and these characters where simply bad because why not? The constant explaining of the plot “twists” was badly executed and the last hundred pages of the book made me want to throw it through the room. The beginning is okay but the ending felt rushed and so horrible that I can do nothing else than give this book 1 star.
namihs's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
alida_m's review against another edition
2.0
Great concept and had a lot of potential. The main character wasn't likable (which I enjoy), there were ghosts, they had abilities buuuuut it just didn't work for me.
mijsfranssen's review against another edition
4.0
This book was so good!! I enjoyed it so much.
In this book we follow Harriet Stoker, who dies after a fatal fall while visiting an abandoned building.
There, other gosts are waiting for her, welcoming her to their world. But Harriet wants power. Even if she has to take it from others, destroying those around her. But the afterlife might not be the best place to make enemies.
What I loved about this book where the multiple POV’s. It made me really get to know all the characters, and watching them develope (which was done very well in this book) was so much fun. I loved the world building, how powers and energy come into play in this book. It was dark, twisty but also very well explained and nice to read. Lauren James did such a great job at the world building, and at making the whole story fall more and more into place while reading. There is also an ‘anonymous’ POV which you’ll find out more and more about during the book. This POV added so much to the story, and made it a lot more exiting and page-turning to read. The whole anti-heroine thing was refreshing to read for me, since I haven’t read a book like that, so that was fun!
The only reason why this isn’t a five star read for me, is because I do feel like some points of the book could have been sped up a little bit. There were just a tiny couple of points where the book was a bit slow going.
That being said, I highly reccomend this book! It is a bit of a crime/fantasy/thriller/ya book which just makes it so unique and interesting. Defenitly worth it! (And it also has a really pretty cover!!!)
In this book we follow Harriet Stoker, who dies after a fatal fall while visiting an abandoned building.
There, other gosts are waiting for her, welcoming her to their world. But Harriet wants power. Even if she has to take it from others, destroying those around her. But the afterlife might not be the best place to make enemies.
What I loved about this book where the multiple POV’s. It made me really get to know all the characters, and watching them develope (which was done very well in this book) was so much fun. I loved the world building, how powers and energy come into play in this book. It was dark, twisty but also very well explained and nice to read. Lauren James did such a great job at the world building, and at making the whole story fall more and more into place while reading. There is also an ‘anonymous’ POV which you’ll find out more and more about during the book. This POV added so much to the story, and made it a lot more exiting and page-turning to read. The whole anti-heroine thing was refreshing to read for me, since I haven’t read a book like that, so that was fun!
The only reason why this isn’t a five star read for me, is because I do feel like some points of the book could have been sped up a little bit. There were just a tiny couple of points where the book was a bit slow going.
That being said, I highly reccomend this book! It is a bit of a crime/fantasy/thriller/ya book which just makes it so unique and interesting. Defenitly worth it! (And it also has a really pretty cover!!!)