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mkesler14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
My only thing is since this may be setting us up for more, there’s a good chunk of loose ends/plot holes. I also wish we could’ve seen a little more plot development in the first two parts.
Last thing: Ella Stan for Life ✌🏼
Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
kalira's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Murder, Grief, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Cursing, and Violence
lunep's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Chronic illness, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, Transphobia, Vomit, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Deadnaming, and Mental illness
stewartj0421's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
2.75
Firstly — and this is no fault of the author — I think I am past the stage of enjoying YA. There were elements of the story that simply came across too undeveloped-frontal-lobe for me. However, I must also say that the highest quality YA books should be enjoyable for adults. The quality of this book did not meet that standard.
My second issue is with the editing of the book. There were lots of errors throughout the story that caused me to believe it was poorly translated, at which point I read the author’s biography and confirmed that she is Brazilian, which likely affected some of the composition and structure of the sentences. While I have great admiration for an author who writes in many languages and/or in a language that is not their first, a poorly written or translated story does not make for an enjoyable reader experience. There were just too many awkwardly phrased sentiments for my taste.
Lastly, I struggled with alternating between four different character perspectives. While I understand the purpose was to
Despite my criticisms, I am a huge fan of the concept and I think the author is commendable for taking on such a concept in the first place. While I will not be reading the second book, I do hope that some of my issues are improved upon in future publications by this author, because I think she has the potential to be a great storyteller.
Graphic: Murder and Death
Moderate: Fatphobia and Suicide
rory18's review
Moderate: Suicide and Antisemitism
fallandfox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Eu acabei pegando o ARC do segundo livro para ler e quando comecei estranhei a forma como a autora descrevia eventos como se fosse para eu ja ter conhecimento e entrei e descobri que estava na continuação infelizmente.
Acabei já entrando com a revelação de quem mandou a mensagem para a Ariane mas isso não atrapalhou minha leitura por ter o prazer de começar a conhecer de verdade as personagens e seus objetivos.
Fazia um tempo que eu procurava uma nova fantasia com contos de fadas e aventura no meio e esse livro foi um belo acerto.
Eu li esse livro por meio de audiobook, para poder terminar ele logo, e achei a dubladora incrível na caracterização das personagens. A autora do livro fez um ótimo trabalho de escrita e eu senti em um bom tempo uma conexão com personagens e o desenvolvimento da historia.
Todas as personagens foram incríveis para mim e os relacionamentos delas com os outros mas eu adorei principalmente a relação de amizade da Yuki com Ella e como elas agiam para proteger uma a outra.
A escola fica localizada na Suiça e é exclusiva para os mais ricos e poderosos atenderem. O cenário descrito da escola e de tirar o folego e me deu uma vibe Dark Academia quando era descrito o castelo por dentro e suas varias escadas (numero tão grande quanto de garotas mortas na historia dela).
Eu queria ter mais gente para poder falar sobre ele e as personagens, foi uma leitura tão incrível para mim e quando eu ouvi falar que vai ser lançado no Brasil ja comecei a me preparar para comprar e poder reler!
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Infidelity
itzbrianna's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
The story falls short of truly catching me and had I not been reading this as part of a book club, I would’ve DNF it. None of the characters were interesting and the purpose of the book took until the very end to get even remotely interesting. Loved the idea of where this was going but the execution just wasn’t my cup of tea. If you enjoy slow paced novels with little to no character development then this might be for you.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Suicide
aiplusyou's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death and Gore
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Transphobia
gabyspinktasticlibrary's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Suicide, and Domestic abuse
thebooknook180's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Suicide, Physical abuse, and Child abuse