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callistag1's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism and Child death
Moderate: Sexism, Murder, Vomit, War, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Grief, and Death
Minor: Death of parent, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Parts of this book were a lot of fun, and parts of it were very irritating. For the first half or two thirds I was all prepared to describe this book as "a generic fantasy in the best way--four solid stars". Now I'm like, I dunno, I guess it's almost four stars...
I don't have any particular plans to pick up the rest of the series, but I could see the whim striking sometime.
I don't have any particular plans to pick up the rest of the series, but I could see the whim striking sometime.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Child death, Grief, Sexual assault, and Violence
Minor: Sexual content and Death of parent
korok_sapling's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Overall it was an enjoyable book if not necessarily good. It pulls you in almost immediately and keeps you engaged, the plot twists are different and interesting, not overly obvious.
Unfortunately the things I didn’t like about it were too deeply ingrained in the book to ignore. Our main character fall into the “not like other girls” trope, femininity is largely looked down upon for the majority of the book, though I would say that was remedied throughout the second half, just not in a noticeable enough way to seem purposeful. Along with this we are met with the “I’m unattractive because I’m too skinny” trope, this paired with weirdly negative descriptions of larger people was uncomfortable for me. The age gap was also concerning but the way our love interests interacted made it easy to forget, there was little power dynamic.
I will say the book felt enough like every other YA young female lead book to be nostalgic but differed enough to be interesting. Also there were no traitors kissing but I’ll forgive that.
fuck her for killing Charlie though
Unfortunately the things I didn’t like about it were too deeply ingrained in the book to ignore. Our main character fall into the “not like other girls” trope, femininity is largely looked down upon for the majority of the book, though I would say that was remedied throughout the second half, just not in a noticeable enough way to seem purposeful. Along with this we are met with the “I’m unattractive because I’m too skinny” trope, this paired with weirdly negative descriptions of larger people was uncomfortable for me. The age gap was also concerning but the way our love interests interacted made it easy to forget, there was little power dynamic.
I will say the book felt enough like every other YA young female lead book to be nostalgic but differed enough to be interesting. Also there were no traitors kissing but I’ll forgive that.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Vomit
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