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arwen4's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Classism, and Police brutality
Minor: Infidelity, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Murder, Death, Suicide, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Violence, Addiction, Xenophobia, Drug use, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
amartin48's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Confinement, Drug use, Bullying, Blood, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Police brutality
Minor: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Suicide, and Pregnancy
siomhaw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Police brutality, Classism, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Genocide, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Child abuse
Minor: Vomit, Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide
litliz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Gaslighting, Bullying, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Torture, Incest, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexism, and Suicide
jstilts's review
- 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
4.25
Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Classism, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Racism, and Bullying
Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Drug use, Abandonment, Alcohol, Murder, Violence, and Miscarriage
issed's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Blood and Death
Moderate: Infertility, Child death, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Addiction, Miscarriage, and Police brutality
ransomoney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book wasn’t really for me. almost dnf about half way through. The characters are all very cruel to each other, which makes sense within the setting but I didn’t enjoy reading.
Also overuse of the word “lugubrious”
Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Drug use, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Alcohol, Death, Trafficking, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexism
allisonmspiers'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
4.25
Moderate: Sexism, Alcohol, Dementia, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual harassment
itsreirei's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This is an extremely slow start to the series, lots of information yet there's somehow even more things left unsaid and unclear. The characters are all two-faced and full of secrets, refuse to communicate - which wouldn't necessarily be a problem but it was just a lot, since it's not what I expected at all.
This is a very heavy book to read (tbh, could've been a good 100+ pages shorter), NOT a fun ride, one has to put time and brain power into consuming it.
I'll have to wait with continuing the sequels but also I am admittedly very intrigued to know what the fuck is happening because BOY was there a lot in here...
PS.: I ain't joking with the CWs, I might even have left out some, bruh
Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Pregnancy, Violence, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Miscarriage
hilsaa's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
2.0
Every character is absolutely horrible to one another with no redeeming qualities, even Ophelia who I liked at the beginning, was so passive and boring by the end. Nothing she did affected the plot in any way, the plot was bare-boned and uninteresting. It's kind of a depressing, sad book, Ophelia is really just having a horrible time being abused by almost everyone.
The world and magic were interesting as a premise and in the beginning it was an interesting read, but I didn't much care for the circus-esc, fantastical, extravagant world Ophelia was thrown into. I thought the setting would be wintery and cold (perhaps because of the name of the book...) The drug use and excessive drinking and smoking was unexpected and unpleasant.
Graphic: Alcohol and Drug use