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book_gremlin42's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- 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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Racism, and Vomit
Moderate: Gun violence, Police brutality, and Child death
wylder's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Blood, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Vomit
Minor: Gun violence
snitcl's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
blushinglotus's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
hurburb's review against another edition
dark
inspiring
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
jane_anon's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
craftyanty's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I had really high hopes for this book. It started off strong. The story was interesting, and I was fully engaged. The narrator was lively and entertaining, although the way she voiced the sister grated on my nerves.
I'm not sure what happened, but at about 40% my interest started to dissipate. By 60%, I found I just didn't care anymore. I trudged through the remainder of the book, but it never truly pulled me back in.
Thank you NetGalley and RB Media for allowing me early access to the ARC audiobook edition of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
I'm not sure what happened, but at about 40% my interest started to dissipate. By 60%, I found I just didn't care anymore. I trudged through the remainder of the book, but it never truly pulled me back in.
Thank you NetGalley and RB Media for allowing me early access to the ARC audiobook edition of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
deelisch's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
stateofiction's review against another edition
3.5
Enjoyment wise, this was a 4, but there were a couple things that I just couldn't get over that dropped it down to a 3.5.
- maybe this was me, but I really didn't get the magic system. I did not understand the rules and why certain people could do things but then others couldn't, but they also still could? idk. how did the deviation actually get in Venus? like I know but I don't know. and Presley??? what about them?
- sometimes the chapters would end super abruptly. like it still felt mid-scene, and it didn't help that a lot of times these end chapter pages would still fill the entire page. like I would turn the page expecting more but then we switched chapters and I was like okay?
overall though I do recommend this. the importance of family was a very strong theme which made it so easy to care about these characters. and it was FUNNY. like some incredibly serious information was given to Venus and she literally responded "say sike right now". I just love fantasy stand alones.
- maybe this was me, but I really didn't get the magic system. I did not understand the rules and why certain people could do things but then others couldn't, but they also still could? idk. how did the deviation actually get in Venus? like I know but I don't know. and Presley??? what about them?
- sometimes the chapters would end super abruptly. like it still felt mid-scene, and it didn't help that a lot of times these end chapter pages would still fill the entire page. like I would turn the page expecting more but then we switched chapters and I was like okay?
overall though I do recommend this. the importance of family was a very strong theme which made it so easy to care about these characters. and it was FUNNY. like some incredibly serious information was given to Venus and she literally responded "say sike right now". I just love fantasy stand alones.
alocalarchivist's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0