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valerian_honeybee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Classism, and Homophobia
Minor: Grief, Kidnapping, and Racism
_fathimanourin1234_'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? N/A
5.0
I love Penelope or Penny's character. She is a sassy girl. I love her for that. She loves Simon. She cares for him. She's always there for him. I wish I had a penny in my life.
As for Agatha, I don't like her. I don't know what's actually her problem? One time, she's saying she likes Simon and she also wants Baz as her lover.
Overall this is a 5★ read for me. This book will be my second favourite fantasy book ❤️. I waiting to read the second one. This book is actually apt for beginners.
Graphic: Bullying, Murder, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Death, and War
Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and War
Minor: Death of parent
tobythegoblin1130's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore
Minor: Homophobia, Bullying, and Blood
eenicem'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
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Classism, Confinement, Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, and Kidnapping
Minor: Bullying and War
katievallin'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
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Animal death, Blood, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
Minor: Classism, Cursing, and Homophobia
amy_in_the_city'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: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Bullying, Grief, and Violence
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
reinik'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: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Death, Blood, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cursing and Animal death
Minor: Homophobia, Bullying, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Mental illness, and Confinement
danny_fox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I have never been so interested in a book that I read it in 3 days, especially a book that has 500 pages.
I adored everything about this book. The characters, the world, the plot, oh my gooood.
I cannot believe this book isn't more popular. I NEED this book to be more popular.
Definitely became one of my all time favorites, and can already see myself coming back to it in the future.
Baz and Simon have officially become my new comfort characters <3
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Kidnapping, and Bullying
Minor: Violence, War, Car accident, and Cursing
snackattackisback69'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, Bullying, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Gaslighting
Minor: Death of parent
nonidude's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
First thing that made me actually upset? That I started this book and felt lost, like I was thrown into the middle of the the story with less than enough information to make sense. I had so many questions! At one point the book happened to flop open and I saw the Author's Note at the end of the book where it starts out, "If you've read my book Fan Girl, you know that Simon Snow began as a fictional character in that novel...." WHAT? I looked it up and it said they were independent of each other, but I wondered... Luckily I had that one in my TBR stack and so paused this reading to read that, and sure enough through the excerpts in that book, it shed light on some of the world of Simon Snow to help me not feel as lost which is frustrating since this is supposed to be an independent read.
I've heard this book described at Harry Potter but gay. Eh I see A LOT of similarities, but idk. I'd love to hear what someone who enjoyed the HP series thinks of this. Imo it's less scary than HP but the kids are ironically more normal (they kiss and cuss).
I was really confused with the romance. It seemed random and all of a sudden, but this is also a book that apparently had many books before it in this fictional series, so I'm sure you don't get the whole picture here.
It was a lot of nothing. The last 150 pages or so were probably my favorite.
Overall, not a bad book, but didn't leave me feeling WOW.
Graphic: Abandonment and Stalking
Moderate: Homophobia and War
Minor: Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Cursing, and Bullying