tense medium-paced
adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

O-m-g
adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Complicated
adventurous medium-paced

I enjoyed this wayy more than the first one (the version before the re-editing) mainly because of the exploration of the alternative society, the muddy, dark, maffia, halloween customy mood of London. The worldbuilding goes into more detail than the first one and the writing flows way nicer. I liked following Page's adventures and her struggle for power and seeing how ambiguous Jaxons character was. 

A little minus point bc the other characters weren't that three dimensional, and i didn't care for the romance (however tiny part it had in the story)
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harperlesley's review

5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

5/5 stars.

Gut wrenching finish, as usual. I am in shock, in awe, in complete bewilderment.

Shannon is a master at storytelling. I’ll comeback and say more when I can get my thoughts together as I’m still reeling from the shock and suspense that ending had.

Didn't see that ending coming. Mind. Blown.
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latibluee's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 23%


after reading the first book very quickly for my own standards, i jumped straight into reading this one (second book of the series) and i couldn't focus at all. the plot felt a lot slower, especially the romantic subplot, and it made me skip paragraphs and pages.

i wanna return to this once i know im in the right mood and ready to appreciate the worldbuilding that the author clearly put time and effort into!