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pip10'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Outing, Torture, Vomit, Medical trauma, Grief, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Self harm, Ableism, Bullying, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Stalking, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, and Chronic illness
krogalik'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
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Child death, Blood, Bullying, Medical trauma, and Violence
natashaleighton_'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? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder, and Gun violence
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma
Minor: Homophobia, Ableism, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Transphobia
analenegrace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Talbot's characters were interesting and complicated characters who felt well-developed, and as a disabled reader, I thought the disability rep was good with a character who dealt with his limitations and succeeded but wasn't magically fixed and didn't just "get over it" like some disabled book characters tend to do.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma
sammymilfort'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
3.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, Medical content, Body horror, Death, Suicide, Gore, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Medical trauma
anton13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Suicide, Body horror, and Gun violence
Moderate: Medical content, Death, Violence, Child death, Cursing, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Blood, and Kidnapping
Minor: Bullying, Ableism, Transphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Homophobia, and Torture
pan_to_ffel'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide, Death of parent, Violence, Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Homophobia
frankieclc's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Suicide attempt
jadehusdanhicks'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
5.0
From disabled rep to queer rep set in the beautiful city of York where I live I literally couldn’t put this book down at all!
From start to finish I was stuck deep in. For a debut it has phenomenal writing and I’ve never read anything like it.
Definitely a forever fave
Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Hate crime, Stalking, Transphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Death, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder
evelynyle_88's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
By Rosie Talbot
Worldbuilding : ★★★★★
Plot : ★★★★★
Character developments : ★★★★★
Ending : ★★★★★
"Seers are like buses; none around and then three come along at once."
The character development between Charlie and his ability as a seer, I love it. He's been so pessimist all the time and always said that he can't do anything. It is called by self discovery for me. It's not because he can't; but just... he doesn't know yet what seers capable of.
Also, I love how Charlie's sisters; Lorna and Poppy that knew that their brother has ghosts friends all along by the feel. They can feel the invisible; which is I thought they... as characters are smart.
I also love Leonie and her knowledge about solving the mystery of the trapped souls around York. She can't see ghosts without cryptolenses. But, she can decipher the clue about the magic sigil to make a ghost trap. Which I think... she is brilliant.
And... Sam. I love Sam so much as I love Charlie. Sam is really a comfort strong character all along. One of his best quotes that I love as I read through the story is so heartwarming.
"I'm not OK, Charlie, and ... I don't know if I will be, maybe not for a very long time. But I've been talking to Miri and she's helped me realize that moving to Florence feels like running away. York was my big fresh start. It was the place I came to be my true self, and I am myself here, with you and our ghosts. Plus, I still need to take you on that date."
-Samuel Harrow.
Sixteen Souls is a brilliant debut novel from Rosie Talbot. It's thrilling, chilling, emotional, funny yet so romantic and heartwarming. And ... I was just glad that finally the selfish weirdo Caleb Gates died even though some ghosts didn't want to be free and chose to stay inside the multiloop; including Mr. Harrow who chose his project over his freedom as a soul.
Overall, Sixteen Souls is perfect. Can't wait for the sequel if Rosie plans to make the sequel and continue Charlie's journey in York; with Sam and their ghosts. Bravo, Rosie! ♥
Graphic: Gun violence, Body horror, Death of parent, Murder, and Suicide
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Child death, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Cursing
Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Torture, Transphobia, Ableism, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders