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kaylamoran's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Alcohol, Confinement, Kidnapping, Blood, and Death of parent
thaliareads's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Grief, Terminal illness, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Death, and Torture
Minor: Alcohol
The main plot does involve the six initiates protecting the society which does involve fairly detailed fighting with enemies who try to break inlivlamentloathe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Also there was no emotion on the page. At all. I wanted to ship Libby and Nico from the first scene. Duh, enemies to lovers. Easy fave of mine. But I’m really not sure where this is aiming the characters.
I will say there was a lot that I enjoyed. I liked all the characters (minus the obvious). I was interested in what came next and how they got there. I was curious about the magic systems and who lost, etc. etc. I liked the variety of characters and all their diverse complex backgrounds. It reminded me at times of A Deadly Education. I enjoyed Parisa a great deal! And it was so easily enthralling. You’re caught in the mystery so quick and you just have to keep reading! I’m very interested in the next, but I hope that it had better editing than this and that it’s a more satisfying story. I wanted to love this, and I almost did, but there wasn’t quite enough to hold me. I need more emotion and passion and honesty.
Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Terminal illness
Minor: Death, Murder, and Suicide
pvbobrien's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol, Child death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Sexual violence
wrestleacademic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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: Violence, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gun violence
takarakei'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
4.5
This is definitely a predominantly character-driven novel, but the characters are so interesting and lushly written that it often feels like so much is going on anyway (even though it isn't really). It's one of those books where you feel like you can't really trust anyone as they all have ulterior motives (morally gray). It's very mysterious in their motives coming to light, and learning more about all the characters magical abilities.
Also def everyone is queer, like there's no question in my mind that this will develop in the next books...
I cannot wait for the continuation of the series!
3/5🌶
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Hate crime, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Terminal illness, and Child death
Many of the above moderate TW are described in past tense (fairly vaguely) as part of character's background stories.lynsstrange'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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Violence, and Cursing
Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent
snowy05's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Blood and Murder
Minor: Kidnapping, Infidelity, Death of parent, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Cursing
clairew97'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Child death, Gaslighting, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Chronic illness
tays_books'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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Sexual content, Death, Murder, and Suicide
Moderate: Kidnapping, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Alcohol
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Grief, Blood, Child abuse, Incest, Rape, and Terminal illness