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jkupps's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Drug abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Colonisation, and Confinement
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Alcohol
dlsmk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Drug abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, Body horror, Death, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Violence, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder
hannahmiddleton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Animal death, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
karapillar'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
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War
Moderate: Abandonment, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts
booksalacarte'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Confinement, Colonisation, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Body horror, Gaslighting, Blood, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Bullying, Death, Medical content, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, and Gun violence
jen1804'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
3.75
So I’ve given this book a 3.75. It’s a good book, especially the last 30%, I LOVED the last 30%. It drops marks because I think it’s quite slow paced and thus I found the book a bit unnecessarily long? I prefer faster paced stories with more happening a lot more quickly (but not too quickly haha, need to get that balance right). Also this world building set up is COMPLICATED, and I needed assistance from my friend and the details of a Crescent City guide she’d found to help me get my head around it. But once you, it is easy enough to understand.
This book is well written and I absolutely adore the urban modern fantasy sci fi type world building, which is something new from SJM.
Ultimately this book explores friendship and grief and classism and is at times incredibly emotional, the kind of emotional with big fat tears. The book deals with important themes and is occasionally pretty grim with me audibly gasping or saying ‘urgh’.
I enjoyed the characters, I loved the quick witted Bryce, I loved her complex relationship with Ruhn. I loved Dec and Flynn. I loved the slow burn enemies to lovers with Bryce and Hunt and adored their bickering, but if I’m honest I’m not knee deep yet with this ‘ship romantically.
The massacre of Danika and the pack of devils had me in denial for a while and my heart was not okay.
I’m really looking forward to seeing where we go with this series and excited for the second book. I’m hoping we get to see Bryce, Hunt, Ruhn and friends, take down the bullshit hierarchy of the Asteri and Archangels. I love an all powerful teamwork moment. I’m also hoping we get more development of Bryce and Hunt because I need a bit more before I’m fully behind it.
Satisfactory ending? For sure.
Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Blood, Classism, Death, Drug use, Gore, Alcohol, Body horror, Confinement, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, and War
Minor: Addiction and Vomit
queerreaderchaos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Ok, now that the hows are out of the way, I have a very very important question:
Why was this good?
I'm not a fan of spicy books, and I knew that SJM books have a certain level of spice in them. But the scenes didn't bothered me that much. I just never thought I could enjoy one of her books.
Special mention to Lehaba (if you know you know).
Graphic: Slavery, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Torture, Murder, and Drug use
Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, Cursing, War, and Suicidal thoughts
mrssmithreadsrom's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, and War
Moderate: Murder, Grief, and Drug use
bogdanalovesmarigolds'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror and Sexual content
ka_ke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Classism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Violence, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Bullying, Colonisation, Cursing, Murder, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, and Slavery
Minor: Torture, War, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Vomit