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megnut's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence
Minor: Classism
capsandclauses'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
4.5
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Murder and Sexual assault
isi__1'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? No
3.5
To be honest, though, I did start to get a bit bored around halfway through the book. The romance itself didn‘t manage to carry the story anymore and I wasn‘t overly immersed in the rest of the world or the individual characters (Except Alex. I love Alex).
However, this book did make me realize something about myself. I think I like friends-to-lovers. Especially if it‘s a childhood friend. I always thought that wasn‘t a trope I liked, but apparently I was missing some self-awareness, lmao.
There‘s also a bit of a love-triangle going on, but I don‘t think it was done particularly well. It is your typical childhood friend (who very obviously doesn‘t end up being the final love-interest) vs the mysterious bad guy / enemy constellation. Realizing that I wanted the childhood friend to end up with the female main character made me realize that friends-to-lovers might be more of my cup of tea (as long as it‘s still slow-burn). I know this is a very unpopular opinion, but I stand by it!
Overall, the story was fun, but it did feel like I‘ve read a ton of very similar books before.
Moderate: Blood
dcnireads'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture
Moderate: Genocide, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Slavery, Addiction, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, and War
Minor: Misogyny
annamay1021'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: Self harm, Blood, Violence, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Death
Minor: Rape
ashleyj_reads'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Blood, Death, Violence, and Classism
Minor: Grief, Sexual content, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Child death, Gore, Murder, and Physical abuse
belarna's review against another edition
4.5
Loved it - This got me out of a reading slump. Thank you Kristen Ciccarelli 🩷
Graphic: Death and Self harm
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Blood
Minor: Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury
ruth_a's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Blood, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Religious bigotry, Drug use, Physical abuse, Murder, Violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Grief
kirsty_irwin'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: Blood, Genocide, Murder, Religious bigotry, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Violence
Moderate: Violence, Torture, Outing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Gaslighting
Minor: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Self harm, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Animal death, Rape, and Sexual assault
author2223'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: Emotional abuse, Grief, Violence, Classism, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Blood, Addiction, Self harm, Child death, and Police brutality