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safety_pin's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, and War
Moderate: Abandonment and Child abuse
Minor: Abortion and Death of parent
susaneltell's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Abandonment
yoheleonore's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Death
Minor: Abortion and Cannibalism
5aru's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I honestly have nothing to say other than I really, really enjoyed this book. The enemies-to-lovers trope is carried out masterfully to the end, and although I found the plot slightly less satisfying for the only slightly suspicious convenience of its resolutions, the relationship between Cardan and Jude was certainly a strong point — one that kept me going until I bit the entire trilogy off in four days. It’s rare to find a young adult book with such fleshed-out protagonists, whose flaws are so well developed and actually hinder their progress until they learn to weaponize them; who are cruel or pricks or at the very least morally grey, without rendering them unlikeable simply due to their ineffable charisma; characters who scheme and one-up each other constantly, drawn to one another because of the thrill of it. And it is even rarer, perhaps, to find a main relationship that remains gripping and engaging in spite of its predictability.
If I were truly objective, I suppose the writing isn’t the best and there are things that could be improved, but isn’t this the truth of anything? And with the way Cardan’s character gripped me, I would excuse far more in a YA-oriented novel than what Holly Black got away with. In short, read them.
If I were truly objective, I suppose the writing isn’t the best and there are things that could be improved, but isn’t this the truth of anything? And with the way Cardan’s character gripped me, I would excuse far more in a YA-oriented novel than what Holly Black got away with. In short, read them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment and Child abuse
Fairies are cruel by nature, so do expect accounts of such cruelty throughout the trilogy. They are kept rather brief, in general, but are given nonetheless.dorinha's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Drug use, Murder, and Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, and Death of parent
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