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buttermellow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Classism, Misogyny, and Murder
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Animal death, and Homophobia
tarlie_12_xoxo'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Abandonment, Murder, Domestic abuse, Child death, and Violence
shannnne_reads_words's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, and Death
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Slavery, Classism, Animal death, and Bullying
melist6's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Death, Murder, Sexism, and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Outing and Adult/minor relationship
mushmysteriesandmore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I loved the two leads in this book. Sophia does not want to be chosen by a man at the mandatory royal ball, she doesn’t want to be beholden to a man, like every other woman in her town. This town is completely backward in its treatment of women, they should be seen and not heard, all women have a curfew of 8 pm and at the age of sixteen they are legally bound to attend the royal ball in the hope of being chosen by a man to be their wife, otherwise, their lives are forfeit into servitude or worse.
This book was brilliant, I was completely hooked from start to finish. I loved the new take on the old fairy tale and how our heroine Sophia refused to accept the laws passed down for centuries. Her fledgling romance with Constance, a descendant of one of the ‘evil’ stepsisters is wonderfully innocent but passionate.
The plot will have you swinging this way and that as you try to figure out what is happening. There are a few weird and dark moments (necromancy for one) but all in all, this book was one of my favourites so far this year.
Moderate: Physical abuse, Murder, Death, and Violence
Necromancygbrds762's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Vomit, Physical abuse, Confinement, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Murder, Animal death, Classism, Grief, Death, Suicide, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Trafficking
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Animal death, Child death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Classism, Death of parent, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Vomit, and Body shaming
ebp'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: Misogyny, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Bullying, Homophobia, Animal death, Sexism, and Body horror
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Confinement, Gore, Child abuse, Grief, Outing, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Sexual assault
Minor: Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping
lentils1012'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? No
4.25
I also was kinda surprised by the amount of toxic masculinity but it was great to see the protagonist fight against it and being very brave. I loved Sophia und Constance and their relationship, especially if you compare it to Sophia's relationship with Erin.
The only thing which confused me a bit was Amina's character and behavior. Therefore I maybe would have liked the book to be a bit longer for a better understanding of what she did in the end.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Animal death, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, and Murder
Minor: Slavery, Torture, Kidnapping, Bullying, and Death of parent
cinnamonghostie's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Physical abuse, Murder, Child death, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Death, and Torture
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Minor: Vomit and Classism