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swiftpool's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Grief, Confinement, Medical content, Torture, Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Mental illness
Minor: Mass/school shootings
carefulfearanddeaddevotion'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
i adoreeee both August and Kate, they're so funny and charming and sweet and i just wanna cup em in my hands. was giggling and kicking my feet every two pages. the supporting cast was maybe a tiny bit flat, but idrc because i just <3 A&K soo much.
I love a good R&J-adjacent story (basically just two kids from rival families making googly eyes at each other. do not like the "everyone dies" part of R&J - i'm a sucker for a happy ending idc), and now you've gone and added MONSTERS to it?? omg yes. lovee the parallel of August struggling against his nature and wanting to be human the whole book
the one and only thing that made me "hmmmm🤔": I don't really understand why self-defense makes you a "sinner". like, i get "for the plot," or whatever
anyway, two thumbs up
ooohhh also very intrigued by the fact that
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit, Gun violence, Death of parent, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Car accident, and War
Minor: Domestic abuse
meg_elyse'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, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Vomit, and Medical content
Minor: Torture, Religious bigotry, and Mass/school shootings