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michaelat21's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
This book was not what I would consider ya. It was filled with drugs, addiction, abuse, animal cruelty. I couldn’t relate to the main character at all and found myself upset for most of the book. I only liked one character the whole book. I am hopeful the third book is better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical trauma, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
beckyyreadss's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I wanted to read this book because my goal this year was to discover more authors. Holly Black is adored on Booktok but didn’t want to jump in to her most popular series. I decided to start at the beginning and read the first book in the Modern Faerie Tales. I really enjoyed the first book of the series so I obviously wanted to carry on with the series. This book was a lot more difficult to get into than the first book.
This book followed seventeen-year-old Valerie and she has run away to New York City, after being betrayed by her mum and her boyfriend. She has got a new look and a new identity, she is taken in by a gang of squatters who live in the city’s subway system. But there is something odd about Val’s new friends. This is a young adult fantasy book. This is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
This book followed seventeen-year-old Valerie and she has run away to New York City, after being betrayed by her mum and her boyfriend. She has got a new look and a new identity, she is taken in by a gang of squatters who live in the city’s subway system. But there is something odd about Val’s new friends. This is a young adult fantasy book. This is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
This book was brutal and fast-paced. I didn’t really like the characters in this book. I was expecting it to be about Kaye and Roiben who I loved in the last book, so I was a little disappointed. The storyline was weird and I didn’t really enjoy it especially after how it ended with the last novel. I would say the only saving grace was Roiben making his appearance and being bad-ass as always.
I hope that the final book in this series is better. I didn’t really gel with this book and struggled to get into it. I hope the next book goes back to Kaye and Roiben.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Infidelity
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