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juliereadsromance's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Like it all just felt kind of thrown into a mixer. It felt all over the place to me. Like one minute there’s fast cars and the next minute Sean is explaining the nature of time. Meanwhile, poor girl is just getting gas lighted left and right.
There will be no book number two for me.
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Cursing, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Chronic illness, Sexual content, and Mental illness
eliserobinsonn__'s review against another edition
Graphic: Sexism, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Gun violence, Classism, Bullying, Xenophobia, Addiction, and Drug use
kat1105's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Cancer, and Drug use
Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Alcoholism
sienasummerrreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
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Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Addiction, and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing and Abandonment
mypatronusisajedi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, and Cancer
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Bullying, Alcohol, Violence, and Drug use
thefatpaperback's review
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
kinsilee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Violence
bookbeejoy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
LIKED: I became involved early on and was always eager to see the character's relationships develop together.
IFFY: I think the author was trying hard to keep us in the dark about The Ravenhood in order to set up answers later in the next book. So the suspense was definitely high, but I wanted some answers, even a bite. And when the MC did get some scraps, they came suddenly and did flow strangely into the story.
DID NOT LIKE: The plot is barely minimal. Important seeds are definitely planted for the next book, but the first book is heavily skewed toward the characters, their actions, and their dialogue with each other.
Right now I'm adding the next book "Exodus" to my TBR but it is currently available. I want to continue Cecelia's story, but the end of the book took a turn, and I found myself not wanting to dive right into the next. I think I will enjoy the rest of the story more if I digest the relationships a bit and take a break.
I gave the book 3.75 stars because I could feel like I was being set up for book two as I read. Series are definitely some of my favorites, but I want each book to be a gem within the collection.
I felt like the end of the book was a bit rushed, but had to say so in spoilers because it involves when Sean and Dom "betray" Cecelia and she thinks they have played her. I could see where the author was going with this, but I felt like it was done poorly. The scene was confusingly written, which may have been to convey Cecelia's emotion, but it did not work well. Afterward, when Sean and Dom each tell/show Cecelia that they did not mean they were using her and were pretending is also so, so rushed. It is at odds with what was such a slow-paced book so far. This was one of the only plot twists in the book and although not totally originally was not bad, so I was disappointed more time was not taken with this.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, and Drug use
Minor: Abandonment and Alcoholism
roseamillerg's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Terminal illness
Minor: Abortion, Blood, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, Infidelity, Death of parent, Car accident, and Adult/minor relationship