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daphnemarie's review against another edition
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Racism, Slavery, and Xenophobia
Minor: Rape
tiff_taff'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
5.0
Bryce Quinlan is half-fae, half-human and quite honestly a mess. She’s reeling from a significant loss that happens early on in the book and trying to keep a grip on living. Hunt Athalar is an enslaved, assassin fallen angel who gets thrown into the mix of a curious investigation. The relationship development between these two was a delight to read. Definitely a slow burn but their friendship was my favorite part.
The rest of the immediate characters have vibrant and different personalities. I loved everyone, even the characters you want to hate.
There’s a fair amount of action that explodes in the last part especially. I couldn’t put the book down for the last 200 pages or so and had to stay up late to finish it.
I cannot wait to pick up the second book this weekend and dive back in to Lunathion.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal cruelty
readsbymoonlight'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
There are so many things I loved about this book. 1) The world building was really impressive and fleshed out. It felt like every character had their own backstory and the history of the world beyond the scope of the main story felt real and like there was a lot more to learn about it. 2) Lots of lovable characters. And Bryce is just fucking awesome. 3) The themes of friendship, love, and grief were beautifully portrayed in the story. 4) The banter between Bryce and Hunt is great. And the slow burn!! *fans self* Let’s just say I’m running out to get book 2 immediately (for…ahem…reasons)!
Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming, Slavery, and Suicide attempt
camille_peterson'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: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Violence, and Alcohol
Moderate: Body shaming, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
meliait's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, and Drug abuse
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
viireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Torture, Violence, War, and Classism
Minor: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and Alcohol
iqdq'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
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
emmacartlidge's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Body shaming and War
forgetbeenot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
my_corner_of_the_library's review against another edition
I'd like to give my reasons for DNFing, but this is not an official review, which is why there is no star rating...
1. Slut Shaming: There is so much slut shaming in this book, that it started to become uncomfortable to read. I feel like SJM was trying to make a point of writing a girly main character by having a character who enjoyed showing off her body and was regularly concerned with her hair, makeup, and nails. This wasn't my problem, in a way it was refreshing, however...every guy in this book goes out of their way to let the reader know how disgusted they are by everything she wears and the way she is concerned with her hair. While it didn't feel necessary at any point, eventually it became down right irritating.
2. Lazy Writing: I am not a stickler for swearing in books, in fact, there's quite a bit of swearing in ACOSF and I didn't mind it at all. In CC, though, the f-bomb was dropped multiple times on EACH PAGE in a way that simply felt incredibly lazy. It was hardly even in dialogue. It was used in a way to emphasize whatever we were talking about, but instead of effectively emphasizing something, it was so overused that it just started to feel lazy. As if SJM simply didn't want to write apt descriptions of things and instead opted to use fuck as a way to get her point across.
3. Mafia Romance/Murder Mystery: I guess this one may be my fault, though I'll explain a little more. I went into this book knowing that it was quite different from her other books, and that it followed a murder mystery (which generally isn't my thing), but given that it was SJM and I generally enjoy her stuff I was excited anyway. However, this really didn't hit right. It genuinely felt as though SJM really wanted to write a mafia romance with the plot of a murder mystery but was scared to leave her fantasy world, so combined the two. If done properly, this wouldn't be a bad thing, but I really didn't enjoy it in this instance. Which leads me to my next point...
4. No Magic in a Magical World: At 25% of the way this intensely magical world failed to play any role in the plot of this book. If you replaced the houses and different races of creatures with different mafia gangs and the demon with a hitman this book would not be affected in the least. This is what really killed things for me. I was excited to explore this new world and all the different magic types that came with it, and instead we were regularly TOLD about how powerful everyone was, but we never SAW it. Not once in those 200 pages.
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, and Murder