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fangirljeanne's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
A more optimistic version of The Stand, with magic and Fae lore. Just a bit too much Christianity, even though the leads are “witches.” Right down to the chosen one, magical pregnancy.
Very white middle class take on an apocalypse. Beautiful writing, compelling storytelling with a fairly even steady pace. Great character work, even for small appearances.
The romance is pretty schmaltzy, though maybe because the main relationship is already establish when the story begins. The other relationships are brief background stuff, blink and you’ll miss it.
Over all a decent read, but not interesting enough to get me to read the rest of the series.
I recommend it to fans of The Stand, The Walking Dead and The Strain who are looking for something with a more optimistic view of the death of the old world and birth of the new.
Very white middle class take on an apocalypse. Beautiful writing, compelling storytelling with a fairly even steady pace. Great character work, even for small appearances.
The romance is pretty schmaltzy, though maybe because the main relationship is already establish when the story begins. The other relationships are brief background stuff, blink and you’ll miss it.
Over all a decent read, but not interesting enough to get me to read the rest of the series.
I recommend it to fans of The Stand, The Walking Dead and The Strain who are looking for something with a more optimistic view of the death of the old world and birth of the new.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Child death, Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Mental illness, Vomit, Suicide, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Animal death, and Pandemic/Epidemic
n0m_de_grr's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Gore, Suicide, and Excrement
Moderate: Gun violence, Child death, Hate crime, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and Suicide
Minor: Vomit, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Excrement, and Animal death
kait_sixcrowsbooks's review
None of it was working out for me: I didn’t feel anything for the one-dimensional characters; the magic and its origins weren’t really explored as far as when I stopped (everything just sort of...happened); the themes that were starting to emerge seemed too simple for me. I could go on, but I think you get that I just have issues with this book.
(Also, I like how the only queer character we see so far is a side character that gets two seconds of fame when he explains how his husband and the rest of his family died 😐)
(Also, I like how the only queer character we see so far is a side character that gets two seconds of fame when he explains how his husband and the rest of his family died 😐)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Blood
By terminal illness, I mean that a pandemic kills two billion people.
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