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quitegood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I want to be charitable and say the slower first part is necessary for the second half to have its impact, but that's like saying a long speach on careful fiscal planning enhances the fireworks show afterwards. Not to say the first half is that tedious, but you do feel like little is happening, and that which does happen feels like a contrivance.
But this book does punch you in the feels, so you've been warned! If you have any trauma at all from your childhood and are not in a good place regarding it, might be best to skip this.
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Xenophobia, and Death of parent
keya_caivalur'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
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Xenophobia, Genocide, Sexual content, War, Death of parent, Drug use, Torture, and Gaslighting
acidicgoddess's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
I’ll admit, I wasn’t a fan of Aurora at first. I felt like she only existed as a character to reflect Alyce’s wants and needs - and for most of the book she was - she lacked any personality outside of wanting what Alyce wants. But, by the end of the book, we really get to know her. It’s unfortunate that we couldn’t get a taste of it from the beginning of the book, it made the romance aspect feel bland.
Oh, and the one character I was actually finding enjoyable turned out to be one of the bad guys, too. Not a good move on the authors part considering none of the other characters were enjoyable.
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Bullying
Minor: Sexual assault, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide
ninamanon'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
3.75
The writing was a bit too obvious and over explaining to my taste, sometimes. Some things would’ve worked better if they were left for the reader to figure out and conclude.
The main twist could be spotted from a mile away. Maybe that was intentional! But it didn’t really work for me.
I also didn’t feel a lot of chemistry between the main couple. It felt a little forced. There was barely any buildup.
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Xenophobia, Blood, Bullying, and Racism
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Addiction, Classism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Torture, War, Alcohol, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Slavery
creativelifeofliz'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: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Blood, Child abuse, and Gaslighting
Minor: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Classism, Kidnapping, and Self harm
kshertz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Minor: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Murder, Bullying, and Gaslighting
islesbiyana'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
3.5
Graphic: Torture, Child abuse, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, and Homophobia
Minor: Sexual content, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Genocide, Classism, and Xenophobia
jay_da_bookworm'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Classism, and Death
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Death of parent
librarianlayla'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
Alyce is a really interesting character, I did wish a little more from Aurora and their interactions. A lot seemed glazed over - as to why it didn't quite reach its full 5 star potential.
But I really enjoyed Alyce's story, the journey she takes and how her character devolves. Looking forward to reading the sequel in the future.
Fans of twisted fairytale retellings that focus on the 'villain' and their lives, sapphic romances and dark betrayals will enjoy this book!
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Death
Minor: Blood, Child abuse, and Torture
rachelcotter1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse