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lawbooks600's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Representation: Implied minor Asian character
Score: Six points out of ten.
Man, this was worse than the first book, so much so that I'm a little disheartened, the first book was alright and I hoped the second one would be a much needed improvement to the series. It wasn't. It's highly unlikely that I'll read the third and final instalment in the trilogy since it's more than 600 pages, and I don't think it's worth my time. It starts (more like continues) with the main characters Sophie and Agatha and after the events of the first book the School for Good and School for Evil don't exist anymore. Instead there are new gender segregated schools (Really? They were co-ed and now this. Come on.) called the School for Girls and the School for Boys. More flaws surfaced as I read through more of the narrative. First, I struggled to connect to any of the characters, second is the pacing, since the books I read recently were all slow paced (and sometimes that can let me explore character dynamics or other aspects of the novel but if the characters aren't that well written, what's the point of the slow pacing? I don't get it. It doesn't work here.) The second half of the story had nothing much happening and it fizzled out in the end. Shame. At least the bonus content (of which there were 50 pages) were intriguing enough for me to read and were better than all 430 pages of the book combined.
Score: Six points out of ten.
Man, this was worse than the first book, so much so that I'm a little disheartened, the first book was alright and I hoped the second one would be a much needed improvement to the series. It wasn't. It's highly unlikely that I'll read the third and final instalment in the trilogy since it's more than 600 pages, and I don't think it's worth my time. It starts (more like continues) with the main characters Sophie and Agatha and after the events of the first book the School for Good and School for Evil don't exist anymore. Instead there are new gender segregated schools (Really? They were co-ed and now this. Come on.) called the School for Girls and the School for Boys. More flaws surfaced as I read through more of the narrative. First, I struggled to connect to any of the characters, second is the pacing, since the books I read recently were all slow paced (and sometimes that can let me explore character dynamics or other aspects of the novel but if the characters aren't that well written, what's the point of the slow pacing? I don't get it. It doesn't work here.) The second half of the story had nothing much happening and it fizzled out in the end. Shame. At least the bonus content (of which there were 50 pages) were intriguing enough for me to read and were better than all 430 pages of the book combined.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Slavery
Full trigger warnings: Blood depiction, physical assault and injury, death of people, sexism, slavery mentionedhayleythegoose's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- 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
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Homophobia, Sexism, Transphobia, Slavery, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Torture
Moderate: Death, War, and Violence
Minor: Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, and Death of parent
rumireads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Torture, Child death, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Bullying
jaidlyn_7's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Slavery, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Death
danicampbell0506's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Slavery
ioanaaa's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Death and Death of parent
crunchycrystals's review against another edition
this is by far the worst book i've read and i am not exaggerating. i've read harry potter and the cursed child, i've found joy in books that most people hate such as the maze runner series, but i cannot excuse this blatant misogyny. this entire book is a thinly veiled straw man argument against feminism. the definition of a straw man from merriam webster is a weak or imaginary opposition (such as an argument or adversary) set up only to be easily confuted which is exactly what happens ever since chapter 5. there are several parts where there are valid feminist ideals that make sense but it's linked in universe with wanting men to be slaves and homeless. and its all because sulky boy tedros said women don't need men to love and don't need men in fairytales at all (i'm literally not joking this happens in the book). i finished chapter 6 and i said out loud "i can't do this anymore" before deciding to DNF it. there are so many notes i made that i'll add on later because right now i'm so angry that this even has a 3.65 average rating. one of the worst parts is that if i were even one year younger i would probably give this a higher rating, or even stuck it out through the entire thing, but because i know what a straw man is i'm lucky enough to see right through the BS. 0 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Death, Child death, and Infidelity
Minor: Slavery
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