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lokes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Also really disliked her trying to implement a „strong female character“ and writing a white, blonde woman being a man’s pet and being constantly reduced to her body and literally SA‘d - and I hated Greenman even more, because why was every second line of his a really weird sexual reference? Not to mention the protagonists thinking about how to get him to leave the town and deciding to make up fake videos and text messages of Greenman SAing and then killing literal children, because that was not unnecessary, but also totally disrespectful…
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
wallflovver'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
4.75
dream thieves lost points for the anger and destruction, blue lily gains them back with its focus on the building relationships between the main cast
adam and ronan's dynamic really begins to change in this volume, blue and gansey falling deeper into one another
even blue and ronan taking time to understand one another, adam repairing his bond with gansey
there is a lot of tension in blue lily, and although the ending felt a little rushed, it left me needing to pick up the final book asap!
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
parisreads'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
3.75
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism
theespressoedition's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
My primary concern is that at the end of all the books so far, there's been this giant cliffhanger and then the next book touches on that element but casts aside a lot of the other big plot points (i.e. Gansey's imminent death, Blue's first kiss, and even Glendower - who is supposedly the primary reason any of these books are happening in the first place). It makes me worry that The Raven King won't actually wrap up the story and I'll be left feeling hollow and confused at the finale of the series. However... I'm not there quite yet.
I will say that I enjoyed the character development a lot in this book. Before this book, I hadn't really liked Ronan or Adam and I appreciated them a lot more in this one. I still love Gansey best. Blue is getting even more badass, which is great.
Sooooo I guess I'll have to see what comes next.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Pedophilia
carlyisnotliterate'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
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Pedophilia, and Blood
ramiel'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: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Abandonment
Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
chaotic_abi'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death and Gun violence
Moderate: Blood and Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse and Pedophilia