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riverofhorton's review against another edition
Graphic: Self harm, Slavery, Body horror, Classism, Cursing, Death, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
rtorrey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Body horror, Violence, and War
Minor: Kidnapping, Violence, Animal death, Alcohol, Blood, Toxic friendship, Death, Abandonment, Child death, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
blueacorn1991'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
I can see what the author was going for, and there were cute moments. But I was quite miffed by the countess' continued unwanted sexual advances to all male characters. It was brushed away as some sort of comic relief, but was just plain problematic. Also everyone just kept treating Logan as an idiot one moment and then a hero the next.
As for the ending. The thruth about the monster felt like such a bad plot-twist ending that came out of nowhere. Plans by the main cast seemed made on the fly and rushed. I would have preferred the story take some time for actual plans to be made and the truth to be reveiled and actually have an impact. Also hints for the main monster being literally AN ALIEN that took over the king might have been nice.
Also the ending after the monster is defeated felt incredibly rushed. No time is taken with Logan seemingly being seriously hurt and taking a page out of Iron Man's book and being dragged along to the other side only to be pulled back. Ophelia's ending is just insane, in the worst way. Completely unsatisfying end of her arc.
Maybe my expectations for this book were too high. But this definitely isn't a cozy fantasy other than that it starts and ends in a cottage. It's such a shame cause Logan and Pie seem like characters with great potential.
Graphic: Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death
Minor: Blood and Violence
brims's review against another edition
2.5
The things that did work for me worked well enough I suppose, though I still felt like I had one foot out the door the entire time. I liked the established relationship and age diversity of the characters - very refreshing! - and the overall feeling of warmth and vibrancy that flows through the text. Despite the problems, I think the author shows some promise, and I’ll be keeping an eye out for whatever comes next.
Moderate: Murder, Sexual harassment, Death, and Violence
Minor: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood