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amylynn44's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror and Violence
Minor: Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Rape
space_bandit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Body horror, Death, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape
Minor: Fatphobia and Racial slurs
librarymouse'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Sexual violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Child death
Minor: Alcohol and Medical content
raen99's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Gore, and Body horror
Minor: Kidnapping, Torture, Sexual violence, and Fire/Fire injury
nicoleme1212's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, and Sexism
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Incest and Pedophilia
thoughtsontomes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Gore, Body horror, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Self harm
Moderate: Death
nofixedaddress'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? No
4.0
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder
mortonsspoon'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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Sexual violence
angelareads's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, and Medical trauma
welshreader's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
The investigation was okay, it started off strong with the mystery and intrigue but towards the end I felt like a lot of things just swooped in from out of the blue. It didn't help that a lot of the side/minor characters were pretty forgettable with little personality so when they popped up again I had already forgotten who they were.
I would have liked more explanation of how exactly magic works or the significance of some rituals, because a few things seemed a bit convenient.
I liked Kate well enough. She was capable with a zingy one-liner sarcastic humour and some okay chemistry with a few of the other secondary characters. I did like one of the twists, it made the plot less predictable, but then the reveal of the bad guy was like... wait, who are you? I prefer my villains with more substance beyond terrible person does heinous acts of physical and sexual violence just because. The reveal really wasn't that satisfying of a moment within the story for me.
The action was enjoyable and I did like where the story ends off and the potential relationships and friendships that could be developed further. I'm tempted to carry on in the series, or at least read the next instalment.
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, and Sexism
Maybe I'm alone in this but honestly, Alpha Male macho bullshit can be left behind in Urban Fantasy going forward. This giant homo is so over the posturing and toxic masculinity but I'm afraid it's a staple of the genre.