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ankiaisreading'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
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Grief, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Torture, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, and War
madalina0_0'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: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Death, and Violence
bree_h_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Violence, and Sexism
Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Sexual violence
Minor: Physical abuse
literarypenguin'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? No
5.0
First off I have to say the magic system in this book is perfection! I was so intrigued by it and everything that I learned about it made me more and more interested. I loved that every sorcerer had a mark representing their magic and each of their magic had different spells they could perform. Such a great magic system, a book with a great magic system has my full attention!
The characters, the characters were so amazing!! Each and every character was a good one and not one of them was unlikeable to me. Elisabeth was such a strong character, her story was engaging and I loved the change we saw in her from the beginning to the end. You could see a visible change in her and she continued to change even when the story ended. She also wasn't a stereotype of didn't drift toward any typical female stereotypes which I greatly appreciated Margaret Rogerson for! Nathanial was also a great male character and foil to Elisabeth. Learning his tragic story about his family and why he was so closed off to people made you understand him a lot more as the book went on. Even Silas was a great character, I loved learning about him and why he was so indebted to Nathanial and his family.
The writing and setting were superb, everything about this book was great! I look forward to reading the next short book based in this world and I have a feeling I will enjoy that as much as I did this one!
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Forced institutionalization
sinaprst'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
3.5
really, really loved the beginning and still very much liked the middle, but unfortunately the ending fell flat for me
the vibes however were imaculate, as was the writing and i loved Elisabeth and Nathaniel and their relationship, though Silas might be my favorite character all over
all in all, i wish i could give this more stars and throughout i seriously believed that this could be a 5 star read, but due to my dislike for the ending i can only give it 3.5/5, i'm so sorry
recommended reading ambience: https://youtu.be/PgUbNrgUwP0?si=USD7pkIunvo-8LRw
Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Misogyny, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent
Minor: Child death
glass_carousel'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: Violence and Sexism
Moderate: Vomit and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Forced institutionalization
hannasreads'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? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Forced institutionalization, and Grief
sandwiiche'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? No
4.75
my only nitpick about this book was that i thought the resolution was a little too easy. nevertheless, i loved this book
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
barda's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Blood
Moderate: Violence, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny
Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual content
sarahsbooklife's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
It's such a good book.
It has magical books, sorcery, demons and a girl that wields a sword. For me that's a perfect mix of things I love to see in a story. Oh, and with a sprinkling of romance on top.
Great book. Highly recommend.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders