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alexijai98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Bardugo’s venture into adult fantasy was a good read! Weirdly predictable in the end, but still enjoyable. I’ll be reading Hellbent!
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
katmindae'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
4.25
- I almost gave up on the intro because I could not get my bearings for maybe 50-100 pages. Seeing that in a lot of reviews now I kind of hate the time jumping but I also kind of love it.. but it was too much at the beginning for a first book in the series. I went back to the first chapter once the timeline caught up and only then did it make sense. Definitely need more time to slowly give introductions when I think a character like Alex (like Harry Potter or a similar “omg what there’s this whole hidden world character) should be such an easy vehicle for excusable exposition - I liked the chapter breaks of the Lethe book but I didn’t even understand what Lethe was until chapter 3. The atmosphere was there but also with the writing style being atmospheric I couldn’t figure out what was real or a metaphor for a long time. I thought the first chapter was an apocalypse situation.
- idk I haven’t seen in other reviews but it felt kind of 2015 feminism to me IDK !!!!! loved parts of the callouts to frat and rape culture but some of it felt heavy handed and tripe. Last sequence especially had me disappointed
- last 50? (Ebook so not sure) pages and the final climax left me super disappointed. One too many twists. Wrong Big Bad.
Still can’t wait to get a library card so I can devour hellbent tho
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
erupoo's review
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Abandonment
sunishi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The beginning of the book felt more like a history lesson with constant information being thrown at me and it lead to the pace of the book slowing down. While I normally do not mind background information being presented in this case, Leigh Bardugo may have went too far. It was also the case that most of the history was not understandable in the first read, I found the short explanations of the different societies at the end made it easier to understand the inner workings of Yale. Therefore through out the first half the book I was not extremely enthusiastic.
However, this changed when the plot began to unravel more, allowing me to completely focus on what is happening and think about how each of the characters will react to their predicaments. The two twists at the end were not something I expected, while I was close to getting one twist the other was completely unexpected. This sudden shift if the focus and dynamic is the reason I continued reading the book, along with my compulsion to finish and book that I start.
Overall, I would say that this book has been written well and while the information in the beginning may not have been useful to me it may useful to others. I believe that second half has convinced me to read the next book. We will see how I faire with this!
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcohol
18+mhernanan's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
catmac91'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
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, and Sexual harassment
enciaga's review against another edition
Graphic: Sexual harassment
charlietilstra's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
ebulliencedtl's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Rape and Sexual harassment
shelbyrodger's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment