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raen99'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
3.0
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Gore, and Body horror
Minor: Kidnapping, Torture, Sexual violence, and Fire/Fire injury
yuna'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? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Gore
beccaand's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Death
Minor: Cursing
sophia02's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Stalking, Violence, Blood, Gore, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Alcohol
nicoleme1212's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, and Sexism
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Incest and Pedophilia
thoughtsontomes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Gore, Body horror, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Self harm
Moderate: Death
samanyana's review against another edition
Graphic: Gore
Minor: Racial slurs
angelareads's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, and Medical trauma
lauconn'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Gore, Misogyny, and Violence
welshreader's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
The investigation was okay, it started off strong with the mystery and intrigue but towards the end I felt like a lot of things just swooped in from out of the blue. It didn't help that a lot of the side/minor characters were pretty forgettable with little personality so when they popped up again I had already forgotten who they were.
I would have liked more explanation of how exactly magic works or the significance of some rituals, because a few things seemed a bit convenient.
I liked Kate well enough. She was capable with a zingy one-liner sarcastic humour and some okay chemistry with a few of the other secondary characters. I did like one of the twists, it made the plot less predictable, but then the reveal of the bad guy was like... wait, who are you? I prefer my villains with more substance beyond terrible person does heinous acts of physical and sexual violence just because. The reveal really wasn't that satisfying of a moment within the story for me.
The action was enjoyable and I did like where the story ends off and the potential relationships and friendships that could be developed further. I'm tempted to carry on in the series, or at least read the next instalment.
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, and Sexism
Maybe I'm alone in this but honestly, Alpha Male macho bullshit can be left behind in Urban Fantasy going forward. This giant homo is so over the posturing and toxic masculinity but I'm afraid it's a staple of the genre.