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izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
2.75
I need to make some things clear before I really go i to this review. I loved the concept of this book. The story of medusa and ones that are similar need more representation. But for me I felt like the characters in the story were lacking depth and the world building just didn’t feel complete. I didn’t get any attachments to the characters because I felt like I couldn’t visualize them. Like if they were in today’s world, what would they do if they went to the fair? What kind of pets world they have? I wish I could have gotten a little more interactions between the two love interests, because to me it felt like they met a couple times but nothing incredibly deep, yes, they did talk about their childhoods and bonded over trauma but it feels like there wasn’t any other scenes where it was just them getting to know each other. For these reasons I’m not going to be reading the next book in this series.
totallyboggus's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
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? It's complicated
4.0
brandis_book_bureau's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
inspiring
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? Yes
4.5
redviktorija's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
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
3.5
theb00kcryptid's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-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
It’s a heavy book with a really heavy topic so PLEASE BE WARNED but honestly the thing I didn’t like was just that this was written in a YA way, which is fine because that’s what it was! I’m just like 15 years too old and found certain dialogue and actions kinda cringey but if I was 17 I would have eaten this up. I believe it’s going to be a series so I will for sure be checking out the second book
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
zeus98's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
sbrnamthla's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
fruityjudy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
alaris's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic but empowering, I'm looking forward to more from this author. I don't have much patience for the "guy goes on a rampage of revenge because a girl got harmed" storyline; girls managing to take care of their own revenge and taking care of each other is so much better.