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danny_fox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
And as fun as the beginning of the book was, unfortunately, the ending left me a bit disappointed.
I mean, don't get me wrong, it was extremely enjoyable and delightful to read. I still adore this book series and characters.
Buuuut, after all 300 pages, I don't know, the ending left me just a bit empty and disappointed. Like it was all leading up to something, and then the author was like "actually, you need to read another 500 pages to get to that something"
Still, extremely fun, love the story, adore the characters.
Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, and Blood
Minor: Gun violence and Sexual assault
ameruck's review against another edition
4.25
Minor: Animal death
waterbear0821'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: Blood, Animal death, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Xenophobia
evelynyle_88'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, Blood, and Gun violence
Moderate: Kidnapping, Violence, and Mental illness
Minor: Homophobia
seraphimgt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Homophobia
elizlizabeth's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Kidnapping, and Gun violence
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Homophobia
thesupermassive's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Homophobia
johns6ka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Blood
xblackrequiemx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Animal death
eetishmeh's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
A great bridge book*!
But a bridge book all the same.
(*Sometimes, 2nd books in series—especially triolgies—tend to drag a little, and act more as a bridge between the 1st and 3rd book than as a book in itself, so I call them bridge books. Not all bridge books are horrible—this one certainly isn't!—but they still don't feel as fulfilling as the 1st or 3rd books.)
I was gonna rate this 4.5 stars then remembered all the Simon and Baz moments and pulled the rating up by 0.25 stars. What can I say—I'm biased.
Here's some thoughts I had while reading:
An excessive amount of vampires. Excellent!
Interesting to know that Simon is the more jealous one...
Started to understand the pop culture references more in this one. I didn't get most of the ones in the 1st book. Probably because I was like 8 when it was published and am neither British nor American
I like how this book addresses the toll our main characters took on after the events of the first book. I didn't really like the plot that much, but it was all right. Also, loving how it started with an epilogue and ended with a prologue! All endings are beginnings, vice versa and all that! Overall a very good read!
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Death, and Animal death
Minor: Death of parent
Please look up warnings for this book before reading! I likely missed a few tags