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dariusmortee's review against another edition
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Just to make myself clear: this wasn’t a bad book. I quite enjoyed it even.
For a book advertised as horror dark academia, the focus was too much on the love plot for me tho. The “big” plot had a lot of potential, although I do think we could’ve gotten more explanation about the rules of magic in this world. This plot did however, get overshadowed by a love plot which has “insta love” written all over it. I think the insta love feels like this because we don’t even know the characters well enough yet and still the characters suddenly fall head over heals for each other. “I’d die for you” head of heals.
I would have preferred the love story taking a bit more of a back seat and instead more explanation about the world and it’s rules according to the magic.
For a book advertised as horror dark academia, the focus was too much on the love plot for me tho. The “big” plot had a lot of potential, although I do think we could’ve gotten more explanation about the rules of magic in this world. This plot did however, get overshadowed by a love plot which has “insta love” written all over it. I think the insta love feels like this because we don’t even know the characters well enough yet and still the characters suddenly fall head over heals for each other. “I’d die for you” head of heals.
I would have preferred the love story taking a bit more of a back seat and instead more explanation about the world and it’s rules according to the magic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Self harm
anniereads221's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Self harm, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit
Moderate: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Misogyny, and Terminal illness
Minor: Infidelity
marta_correia's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Terminal illness, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse
saimab's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Infidelity and Terminal illness
Minor: Domestic abuse and Death of parent
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