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destdest's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Yes, wade through the rivers of purple prose with me. Two books in and nary a liberation to be found. The men here are all in-universe handsome and mystified by Alizeh. We’ve got a tortured sad boy who originally wanted to be a magical nun vs conceited narcissist who thinks everyone is beneath him. Alizeh is still unremarkable. She is kindhearted but not much else.
People are always on the brink of death here but never actually dead. Cyrus is strung out akin to a drug addict for Alizeh. If she bats her eyes at him, he loses 75% of control over his entire body. Her putting a hand on his chest had him seconds from exploding.
BUT this book series is entertaining, so who are me to judge? I did rate this lowly due to the sheer repetitiveness of dialogue and character monologue. So much of this filler could’ve and should’ve been cut.
Also,you just know a woman is writing this lol. In Cyrus' deepest desires/wet dreams, he fantasizes about eating Alizeh's kitty poetically so.
2 stars
People are always on the brink of death here but never actually dead. Cyrus is strung out akin to a drug addict for Alizeh. If she bats her eyes at him, he loses 75% of control over his entire body. Her putting a hand on his chest had him seconds from exploding.
BUT this book series is entertaining, so who are me to judge? I did rate this lowly due to the sheer repetitiveness of dialogue and character monologue. So much of this filler could’ve and should’ve been cut.
Also,
2 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Blood
Moderate: Grief, Sexual content, Torture, and Gore
Minor: Xenophobia
katievallin's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The writing in this series is BEAUTIFUL. Moderate sexual content, though, which I think is inappropriate for YA, but it wasn’t graphic. Alizeh didn’t get a lot of POV time, which was disappointing. Kamran needs to go away, please. I liked finding out more about Cyrus and getting his POV.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Body shaming, and Sexual content
Minor: Body horror, Grief, and Cursing
soniajoy98's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Body horror, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
Moderate: Gore, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Murder, and Xenophobia
Minor: Colonisation, Classism, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, and War
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