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cady_sass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I continue to be roped into reading this series because the first 100 pages are fantastic (leading off the prior cliffhanger) and the last 100 pages are fantastic (leading to the next inevitable cliffhanger. BUT THE 600 PAGES IN BETWEEN? My god. Repetitive and boring and took me nearly a month to drag myself through. But once it gets good it gets GOOD. Just, like, cut down the muddy nonsense in the middle by 70% and I promise you this book would be so much better. Same with the prior novels as well and, I can only assume, the next one. Which I will unfortunately be forced to read because, while I could state a million and one critiques about the writing here, she sure can write one hell of a cliffhanger and I am one hell of a sucker.
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, War, Murder, and Gaslighting
hapalyn'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Death, Murder, Misogyny, and Violence
Moderate: Torture, Sexual content, War, and Grief
Minor: Toxic relationship, Bullying, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Rape, Vomit, Alcohol, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury
vinnyvee'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and Torture
xwritingstoriesx'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
Moderate: War, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Violence, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Child death and Grief
lizbein'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
I love love Poppy and Casteel, they're sweeties that deserve the world, but the whole "I have a question" "big surprise" banter is getting to me, as it seems to be the only way things are explained - I'm sure there are more effective story building methods out there
If I reviewed this right after finishing it (way back in Jan I think, now June) I might've given a 4.5 or closer to 5 star bc I was caught up in the swell of it all, which isn't a bad thing, but time and space has made me view it a little more critically lol
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: War, Murder, and Gore
saffyre's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Cursing, Murder, and Violence
kodafaith'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
4.25
Graphic: War, Murder, Blood, Sexual content, Confinement, and Death
annikareads_'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Kidnapping and Torture
immdanii'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Animal death, Blood, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Child death
folkofthebook'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? No
3.5
At this point, I'm feeling like books 1 & 2 should've been combined, and I have a feeling I'm going to think this book and book 4 should as well. The series needn't be drawn out the way she's deciding to go because it's sacrificing the quality of storytelling for readers in favor of selling more books.
I know you love to write JLA but I'm begging you to hire a new developmental editor again.
That being said, I still love Cas and Poppy (and no I won't lose my shit
Graphic: Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Cursing, Blood, Body horror, and Gore
Minor: Child death, War, Confinement, and Death of parent