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sweetxsage'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
3.5
Emmanuel is a strong, intelligent girl who lives in a deeply flawed society. It felt so disheartening to listen while so many terrible things happen to her and her loved ones.
I loved the ending,
Graphic: Blood and Death
Moderate: Xenophobia
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
If you have distaste for religious organizations and the power structure within them, this might be triggering to you.r_o_s_e'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
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Classism, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Physical abuse, Animal death, Gun violence, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Sexism, and Confinement
Minor: Miscarriage, Chronic illness, Medical content, Racism, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Bullying, and Adult/minor relationship
bookishcori's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Misogyny, and Racism
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual assault
steph_thelibrarian'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
3.75
<spolier>My main beef with this story comes at the point when Immanuelle has to defeat the witches. It felt unrealistic (LOL) to me that she just had to reach into the depths of her person and believe that she could take back the curses in order to save Bethel. I think I would have liked a little more development of her coming to terms, truly, with her magic/witchcraft past, and reclaiming it, remaking into her own.
Graphic: Death of parent, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, and Death
This is a horror novel. Blood is in every chapter.jillaay_h'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
Graphic: Torture, Physical abuse, Classism, Blood, Death, Misogyny, and Adult/minor relationship
agnela'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? No
4.0
This was the first book ever made me sick to my stomach.
But the ending was meh, so meh that it lost a star for me. Kind of lazy all is well let's leave it to maybe having a sequel ending. I was rooting for revenge and blood and.... I did not get it. Idk if it was rushed or did the author felt bored by her story at this point but meh.
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexism, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Physical abuse
blueyogi'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? No
3.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Death, Sexism, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Blood, Colonisation, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent
Minor: Rape, Pedophilia, Blood, and Gun violence
book_voyager's review against another edition
3.5
In general, the plot itself is not super original but the story is quite well written. The setting is interesting, and the world-building has been successful.
Graphic: Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, and Physical abuse
Moderate: War and Torture
aico'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? It's complicated
3.25
My main gripe this this book is the lack of depth with every character, especially Immanuelle. The author does not do enough character work for me to believe most of the relationships in this story, especially between Immanuelle and her grandmother. The emotional beats are mostly lackluster.
Moderate: Death
aseel_reads'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? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Violence, Physical abuse, and Rape