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maddy4prezident's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
One of my all-time favorites, a go-to comfort book. The world is so special, the characters are all so strong and perfectly flawed, and the atmosphere is magical and dark and lovely.
Content Warnings
Minor: Stalking, Death of parent, and Sexual assault
merlesstorys's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This book was a bit of a surprise to me. The beginning was very slow and I didn’t think I could stick with it, but it picked up a bit of a pace page after page. I didn’t even skip as many pages as I thought I would (little to none).
Also, what I didn’t expect, I actually liked the love story in this bookbecause it was not a nearly thousand year old man falling in love with a seventeen year old girl but instead them developing a friendship and she being with her “good friend” in the end. . It really made me breathe out because it wasn’t Twilight-esk, there wasn’t even a serious love triangle (like one of them didn’t have one chance, even though the author tried hard). Plus, even though the main characters were Fae, there was none inappropriate scenes for YA *cough* ACOTAR *cough* Though the possibility of Keenan being sexually involved with both the mother and the daughter really gave me the ick. Thank god that didn’t happen.
And the plot wasn’t too bad either. Pretty typical as far as 2000s YA romantasy goes but definitely one of the better ones.
All in all, I liked it a bit more than average but not much.
Also, what I didn’t expect, I actually liked the love story in this book
And the plot wasn’t too bad either. Pretty typical as far as 2000s YA romantasy goes but definitely one of the better ones.
All in all, I liked it a bit more than average but not much.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Medical content, Blood, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Sexual content
The adult/minor love relationship didn’t happen in the end, it was thankfully just a vague possibility.oldladysadie's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Re-read this book after first reading it in high school around 15 years ago now. This book is like junk food for me - it’s essentially Twilight vibes with a stronger protagonist, IMO. The romance is super tropey in a fun way, and I burned through the re-read in under a day. I remember loving Book 2 - excited to revisit it next!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Stalking, Drug use, Death of parent, and Sexual assault
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