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brynn_books's review against another edition
4.0
The magic system was also kind of confusing, it took me basically the whole book to understand it and I still don’t get it.
Towards the end of the book, there was just plot twist after plot twist after plot twist that was so beautifully executed and I loved everything about. It was like I was getting whiplash.
I loved the dynamic between Penny and Simon. I loved their friendship and just seeing a great friendship represented in this book was awesome and I love how it was a platonic friendship and how nothing romantic was going on between them.
I do have to say that Agatha annoyed me several times throughout this book and she was probably my least favorite character but I didn’t care as much because I was just focused on Penny, Simon and Baz.
I try not to take this too seriously. It kind of reads like poorly written fanfiction. But I love Baz and Simon (especially Baz). The worst part of this book was the first 100 or so pages before Baz showed up. That part was so frustrating to read. Overall, this was a pretty average read.
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
directorpurry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Blood and Death of parent
emilyg0663's review against another edition
4.0
Another interesting thing is how the chapters are split up. Being able to hear everyone’s side of the story and cut from 1 character to anything didn’t stop me from having favourites, but also meant that my opinion of each character could be justified cause I’ve met every single one of them. I’ve heard their opinions, their biases and how their brains react to the situations around them. It’s brilliant!
My reason for the 4 starts however is that I felt the ending was incredibly rushed. It makes sense now that there are 2 other sequels to go along with the world, but there is no cliffhanger to link the next book. The finale happens out of nowhere which feels very rushed, leaving us more frustrated with questions than conclusions. And it wasn’t a satisfying ending, which disappointed me because I loved the beginning and middle so much.
But maybe that’s a good thing as a trilogy book, leaving us wanting more. But as a stand along ending, it just finished quickly.
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Sexual content and Kidnapping
vaguely_pink'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: Bullying, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Moderate: Animal death, Biphobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Vomit, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
apersonfromflorida'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: Animal death, Death, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Homophobia
gentleprocrastination'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
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts
sabinehunter'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: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
breadbees's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Animal death and Classism
a_islandcriptid'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
3.75
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and War
quasinaut's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death and Kidnapping
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Suicidal thoughts