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midnacine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
And Miss Ma'am Evangeline jumping to conclusions in her head all the damn time... I think I might have gotten whiplash. I bought the second book anyways.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Murder and Blood
Minor: Death of parent
bectothebooks'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
4.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Violence, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Confinement
kimduindam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood and Death
alli_the_bookaholic13'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
Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Death
esme_may's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Confinement
Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Grief, and Infidelity
Minor: Classism, Sexual content, Child abuse, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault
anton13'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Grief and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
Minor: Alcohol, Blood, and Violence
amre23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Classism, Misogyny, and Sexism
Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Self harm, and Torture
meeklovestoread'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
4.0
Graphic: Blood and Confinement
Moderate: Grief, Murder, and Death
Minor: Death of parent, Torture, Emotional abuse, and Violence
kassidyreads'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? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death and Blood
Minor: Infidelity, Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
eetishmeh's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.25
Not my cup of tea, but from an objective standpoint I can tell how well-written it is. I adored the worldbuilding and the Magnificent North, but Evangeline tends to think in repetitive sentences whicu got tiring quick 🥲
The starting was meh for me (rofan veteran readers may think differently; I don't usually read this genre), but it picked up later with the mystery. Would've brought this up to 4 stars if not for some situations I thought were overly possessive in terms of interactions (
Also, this book is just a walking amatonormative theme, which was off-putting especially because I'm demiromantic 🥲
Conclusion: I think I'd be better off with Caraval tbh
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Blood, Emotional abuse, and Murder
Minor: Death of parent and Toxic relationship