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jenabest's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
This has such a cool concept and in so few pages it absolutely sucks you into it's world and characters. Delightfully noir, sapphic, and magical, this takes you on a journey through Heaven & Hell like none other.
Moderate: Blood and Death
piastri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
i wasn’t sure how a story so short would be able to be so damn thrilling and emotional, but polk did it. i loved reading this and working out the plot at the same time. beautiful
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Homophobia
Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Misogyny
Minor: Death of parent and Car accident
sophiesmallhands's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, Gun violence, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Homophobia, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, and Mental illness
maryellen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Murder, Grief, Lesbophobia, Death, Blood, Car accident, and Gun violence
Moderate: Forced institutionalization
griffinthief's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, and Blood
Minor: Car accident and Death of parent
doomluz'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: Blood and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, and Lesbophobia
maeverose's review against another edition
3.0
It took a few chapters to grow on me, you’re kind of dumped into the story without any world building, which is a pet peeve of mine. I was unsure about the writing style at first but I got used to it. I liked the humor. I usually struggle to connect with pre-established relationships but Helen and Edith’s love for each other was very sweet and very believable. I’m still left feeling like the world and magic system wasn’t fully explained, but I think that was intentional. That stuff isn’t really the focus, and with a novella there’s only so much time you can spend on that. I understood what I needed for the plot to make sense. So I have nothing to critique, it was just okay for me.
Though I will admit the ending made me a bit teary.
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Misogyny, Car accident, Confinement, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Medical content
Minor: Sexual content
Brief mention of conversion therapy and electroshock therapy to treat catatonia, and non detailed eye traumadanielles_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Blood and Death
Moderate: Homophobia and Forced institutionalization
daffodilcherry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Wheelhouse items: hardboiled detective, abrahamic mythology, historical setting but there's magic, lesbian love story, murder mystery.
Content warning explanations:
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Blood, Sexism, Death, Murder, Violence, and Gun violence
ofbooksandechos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Blood and Death
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Murder, and Misogyny
Minor: Homophobia