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matcha_cat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Murder, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death
Minor: Grief, Blood, and Gore
cady_sass's review
- 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
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Violence, Vomit, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicide
oliverreeds's review
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Violence, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Kidnapping, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia
leanne_miron'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, and Suicidal thoughts
anniereads221's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia
stargem's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child abuse
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Cursing, Self harm, Racism, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia
rubyduarte's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, and Medical content
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Violence
Minor: Cannibalism
bluelaceagate's review
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, and Gore
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, and Self harm
booksthatburn's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I don't know if this is the darkest book so far, but I think it's the bleakest (in a very good way). It feels like the characters are going to the depths of something and while they'll probably come back, it feels just uncertain enough to be worrying, and no matter what they'll be changed. There are limits to what can happen to the kids in this series, but death is absolutely on the table (and some of them have died previously). We're told that the Moors run on lightning but I wonder if Jillian would say they run on blood.
Doing a quick check-in on how this works as a sequel in a long-running series: It wraps up some major things left hanging from the previous books, looking like it closed off a big arc (in a very satisfying way). It has a complete story that begins and ends just within this volume in a way that would be understandable if you haven't read any of the other books in the series. This has a feel of a series that's going to be very long and episodic while also carrying some arcs between books, and all of that is carried off very well here. While some major things end here, there's still so much more to explore in these worlds and I'm very excited for more. Finally, there are a lot of different characters and they all have very distinct ways of communicating and thinking about what's happening, I now have a sense of how several of them would react to different situations. I especially enjoyed Christopher's reaction to the Moors and how they're different from Mariposa. The relationships, whether platonic or romantic, are complex and feel very real. They all feel distinct and it seems like every interaction was used to the utmost to show off more of the children as they try to make things be a little less broken.
Moderate: Death and Child death
CW for dysmorphia, dysphoria, drowning, major character death.leahrosereads's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Sumi stole a lot of the show here for me. Every scene she was in just added such vibrance. I love her so much.
This was definitely the darkest book in the series so far, and of course I loved it! I think this one is officially tied with the first book as being my favorite.
The Moors in all its creepy whimsy, just calls to me.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, and Violence