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abitbetterbooks'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? It's complicated
As always, narration by Will Patton was absolutely incredible. I think that his voice and Maggie’s work were made for each other. In some ways, I think I am more lenient with Maggie’s writing when listening because I’m always having such a wonderful time enjoying the inflection and power in the narration that I’m less likely to pick apart things that bother me or notice when things don’t line up the way they should.
This was in many ways, a beautiful conclusion. The characters got the endings that they deserved and everything felt beautifully concluded in a way that left the reader satisfied but also make us ponder the future of the characters a little bit more. I think I will think about this series a lot in the future and have these beautifully rendered characters alive in my brain for a long time.
That being said, and all of the respect in the world to Maggie Stiefvater, I do think that the magic system got a bit too big for its breeches in this story. I know that you have to increase stakes and scale as you move through a series but I think that
I still have mixed feelings about Bryde and I need to hash those out a bit more.
Graphic: Gun violence and Murder
Moderate: Death and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
cartwheelkristina's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Abandonment
Moderate: Grief
imds's review
- 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
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent
smithreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Medical content, Kidnapping, and Abandonment
bookswithian'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War
caseythereader'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
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail