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kimelhyung's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
kate_imogen's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
santa's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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
5.0
tikita's review
2.5
I give it 2.5 stars
I did not really like the characters. Magda had no real personality or personality development, because I felt like her whole personality was just her problems and mental illnesses, that increased throughout the book more and more. And the other characters died all. Laramie was okay, but I did not really get to know her personality, too, because she rarely ever talked or revealed something about herself. Her whole personality was just about loving Magda.
Also I didn't understand why Laramie was so much in love with Madga, although they never talked. All in all I hated the relationships of all the people, because I could not really see the strong bonds between characters (except maybe Magda and Oscar), because they were all dying so fast.
But a good point about this book was that it was easy to read and it did not get boring or there weren't unnecessary long chapters.
I also like the idea and the worldbulding. And I like the representation of lgbtq. Magda and Laramie are both queer and I really loved it that God/Az was using they/them pronouns.
And all in all the story was okay, I guess. I did not like that so many people were killed just like that without a real reason and just because Lucifer wanted to hurt Magda. It was a little bit unnecassary.
But yeah.. idk if I'll read the next book. I am curious somehow and I just hope that it gets maybe better and the characters get more depths, but I am scared that I'll just get dissapointed.
I did not really like the characters. Magda had no real personality or personality development, because I felt like her whole personality was just her problems and mental illnesses, that increased throughout the book more and more. And the other characters died all. Laramie was okay, but I did not really get to know her personality, too, because she rarely ever talked or revealed something about herself. Her whole personality was just about loving Magda.
Also I didn't understand why Laramie was so much in love with Madga, although they never talked. All in all I hated the relationships of all the people, because I could not really see the strong bonds between characters (except maybe Magda and Oscar), because they were all dying so fast.
But a good point about this book was that it was easy to read and it did not get boring or there weren't unnecessary long chapters.
I also like the idea and the worldbulding. And I like the representation of lgbtq. Magda and Laramie are both queer and I really loved it that God/Az was using they/them pronouns.
And all in all the story was okay, I guess. I did not like that so many people were killed just like that without a real reason and just because Lucifer wanted to hurt Magda. It was a little bit unnecassary.
But yeah.. idk if I'll read the next book. I am curious somehow and I just hope that it gets maybe better and the characters get more depths, but I am scared that I'll just get dissapointed.
karla_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, and Self harm
Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Murder, Addiction, Cancer, and Blood
rileylopez's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
chronically_sapphic's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
This review has spoilers! (I don’t remember most of the names sorry) This was, a book. I honestly hated the insta love, watching the angle be completely devoted and obsessed with the MC without ever even having a conversation with her (and the MC doesn’t even know she exists! They didn’t interact ONCE) was so fucking annoying. Like girl, you’re not in love, you’re an invisible stalker. All the characters trama was so brutal for no god damn reason. It reads like a fanfic written by a middle schooler where someone is always getting hurt so the writer or reader can insert themselves as the one who’s hurt and be comforted by the other characters because no one in their own life will comfort them when they're hurt and they think the only way their pain will be seen as valid is by it being a completely terrible life ending pain. (Speaking from experience but now it gives “Please stop writing and GO TO THERAPY”) I would say this is younger YA (which completely valid to read that’s not what in saying) but I wouldn’t feel comfortable to recommend this to anyone younger than maybe 15 because everything is so brutal and graphic and honestly traumatizing to read without making you feel any empathy for the characters. THE CHARACTERS! The MC and her brother are the most annoying sibling duo ever. They’re full grown adults in and out of college who act like five year olds! In gross ways, not funny ways. The amount of times they opened their mouths at each other with chewed up food in them made me want to vomit.
The end of the book was, nuts. The MC became a research slave to Lucifer, was suicidal, died, came back as an angle, and then found out that the angle who fell in love with her was dead so she started catching feelings too? What? Why!? Now this is a completely me problem so not saying this was the books fault but hearing all the Christian-y words and biblical terms used even through a queer and not harmful lens was so distracting and off putting due to my own trama around Christianity so I think that should be added to content warnings so that anyone with the same issue is aware. Now I was aware of this aspect from already knowing a bit about the book but I didn’t think it was going to be SO MUCH, again not the books fault but something to be aware of.
After I finished this book I was so blissfully happy it was over I almost cried, maybe I should have dnf’ed it but I wanted to read it for sapphic September so I powered through. I think the relationships and characters and plot and magic system could have been much better if the book was longer and took more time with things, like I couldn’t even tell you what the MCs bed room looked like, so little was described in the book it was impossible to feel like I was in that world .
Am I saying this was a bad book? Yes and no. It’s a bad book for me. I’m sure other people out there will love this book and I’m happy for them! I’m just glad it’s over. I am happy I supported the author though, because she seems great and I might read more of her work later just nothing with these same characters because then I might be the one begging for Lucifer to kill me.
The end of the book was, nuts. The MC became a research slave to Lucifer, was suicidal, died, came back as an angle, and then found out that the angle who fell in love with her was dead so she started catching feelings too? What? Why!? Now this is a completely me problem so not saying this was the books fault but hearing all the Christian-y words and biblical terms used even through a queer and not harmful lens was so distracting and off putting due to my own trama around Christianity so I think that should be added to content warnings so that anyone with the same issue is aware. Now I was aware of this aspect from already knowing a bit about the book but I didn’t think it was going to be SO MUCH, again not the books fault but something to be aware of.
After I finished this book I was so blissfully happy it was over I almost cried, maybe I should have dnf’ed it but I wanted to read it for sapphic September so I powered through. I think the relationships and characters and plot and magic system could have been much better if the book was longer and took more time with things, like I couldn’t even tell you what the MCs bed room looked like, so little was described in the book it was impossible to feel like I was in that world .
Am I saying this was a bad book? Yes and no. It’s a bad book for me. I’m sure other people out there will love this book and I’m happy for them! I’m just glad it’s over. I am happy I supported the author though, because she seems great and I might read more of her work later just nothing with these same characters because then I might be the one begging for Lucifer to kill me.
chrisi1337's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
2.75
jodie13's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0