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franoflittlespoons's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Suicide, Homophobia, and Sexual assault
Content warning for animal dealth:miguelito_juanito's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia and Mental illness
Moderate: Suicide and Animal death
sneeuwsuusje's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
As you have finished the book It is recommendable to read the first section again. You than fully understand what part everybody plays.
Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, Suicide, and Animal cruelty
ronjaorsomething'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
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide, Animal death, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Rape, Alcoholism, Vomit, and Animal cruelty
mayas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Fuck, I don’t know what to think. I really loved this book, particularly at certain parts. I loved Emmett’s narrative voice. I loved how he noticed the little things like the way light passed through a window or the stitches on a quilt. I loved his character as a whole too.
I loved the slow, gentleness of the first part, of his time apprenticing Seredith. The first ~30 pages felt like a Ghibli film, which was lovely.
I enjoyed the second part too, I read most of it in one sitting and really struggled to put it down. I kept just wanting to read what happened next, when something specific would happen, etc.
I enjoyed the third part too. But I didn’t love/connect with Lucian’s voice/pov. He did need to be the narrator of the third part. It made so much sense to the story. But idk,,, I missed Emmett’s voice and his thought processes. I wonder how much of me not connecting is the traumatised part of my brain trying to distance myself from Lucian’s experience though.
And then the ending.
It was interesting exploring how binding was used to exploit different people (especially women and the working class).
I also did feel a bit bored here and there but this was minimal.
Overall, this was a beautiful book. I loved it. My favourite parts were the slow gentleness in the first part, the language/writing, the romance (esp in Part 2), Emmett, and the concept of binding. I’m very happy I finally read this!!
Graphic: Homophobia and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, Rape, and Pedophilia
melliedm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Animal death, and Suicide
sternfrl613's review against another edition
2.75
LGBTQIA*, SA survivors and children of abusive families: check the content warnings before reading to make sure you're up to what you're getting here.
Graphic: Classism, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Blood, Sexual violence, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Murder, Sexual assault, Animal death, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Sexual content
Minor: Excrement
kenzieskinnerrr'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? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Death
Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, and Vomit
amyc95'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
4.0
Graphic: Suicide
louisallama's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Outing, Suicide, Murder, Animal death, Homophobia, and Rape
Moderate: Classism, Cursing, Vomit, Physical abuse, Incest, Alcoholism, and Death
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail