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guessgreenleaf'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, and Self harm
czoltak'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: Torture
Minor: Self harm
sunniva174's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexism
lidiae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Torture and Violence
Minor: Self harm
raichou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Alles in allem eine gelungene Geschichte, ich glaube ich bin nur schon etwas zu alt für die eigentliche Zielgruppe. Trotzdem war es eine interessante Story, der Twist am Ende kam für mich unerwartet.
Graphic: Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Self harm
marenm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
jessieslibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
delandjessica'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
I also had a huge problem with Jaren. He starts hitting on Kiva from the moment he sees her, continues to pursue her romantically and touches her constantly despite her repeatedly telling him to stop, and he has no real personality other than being attractive and good. I'm not sure how that's supposed to be interpreted as being romantic. I also struggled with Tipp. His character was sweet, but though I appreciate that the author wanted to introduce more character diversity, Tipp's extreme stutter really slows down the reading experience. The author could have reduced the stutter by at least two thirds per dialogue exchange and it would have conveyed the same idea without making it so difficult to get through. The stutter also didn't add anything to Tipp's character that wasn't already there, so I would have liked to see the author either give a purpose for the stutter or remove it entirely.
However, despite all the overexplanation and insufficient description and Kiva's wishy-washy grasp of who she herself even is (she's always saying that she never or always does things and has for the last ten years, but then turns around and is doing or not doing them anyway), I absolutely loved the whole ending and the twist at the very end. It was unexpected but suddenly made the entire book make so much more sense in hindsight. Twist endings are so difficult to pull off, but this one was handled perfectly and I'm eager to see what happens with Kiva next.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
Romance is present, but doesn't get physical.bluebreex'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
3.0
I wasn't sold on continuing this series until the last few chapters
Graphic: Animal death, Drug abuse, Torture, and Medical content
Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Medical content
r1vana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
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Graphic: Drug use, Misogyny, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Death of parent