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charlieeee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Drug abuse
Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment
epeolatri's review against another edition
1.5
It was so boring though. Most of the book was the narrator talking about sweat mixed in with retellings of her traumatic past. The main character did absolutely no “sleuthing” either.
The .5 is for the last chapter alone, in which we learn the motive and the arsonist, neither of which I guessed. I just wish it didn’t feel so rushed.
Also, I really need authors to start researching disabilities before writing about them. There’s a scene where a diabetic is given insulin for hypoglycemia, which would have probably killed him in real life. Please don’t ever do that.
Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Animal death
ecn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The mystery was easily predictable and not a single character was likeable. The story also (unsurprisingly) felt VERY white bc no non-white characters felt fully developed or interesting. There was also *no* mention about police brutality in regards to race - ONLY to queer people - which felt insane not to include given the fact that a young Black student was a suspect the entire time. I’m super disappointed in the author for not having any insight to that.
My last complaint was that the entire thing was also extremely cis-centered (as in transness wasn’t even a THOUGHT to the life of the MC which is always suspicious when the person is a ~feminist lesbian (potential terf?))
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Biphobia, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
maddiereadswords'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? Yes
1.5
Literally the only reason this book is higher than 1 star (which literally just means I finished it) is that every once in a while she would drop an absolute BANGER of a line about Catholicism or the intersection of religion and queerness, and as a lesbian who grew up Catholic and is still nebulously religious, I LOVED that. I wanted so much more of that!! But instead most of what I got was a shoddy, boring mystery with forgettable characters, and a whole lot of trauma right at the end. I know this is meant to be the first in a series, and I truly hope that time and practice can smooth out some of the issues I had with this book. I could see myself potentially picking up another Sister Holiday mystery in the future just to see how on earth she moves on from this book, but I'm not optimistic that I'll like it any better than this one.
Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
philli17's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Self harm, Suicide, and Violence
Minor: Incest, Rape, and Sexual violence
erin52'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? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual harassment
Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Incest, and Suicide
oliverreeds'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
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
erinoco'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Police brutality, and Abandonment
thefavoritenpc's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia and Fire/Fire injury
kyliereads341'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
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Homophobia, Rape, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Child abuse, Self harm, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent