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hilary_b's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Death, Murder, Cursing, and Blood
Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Slavery
Minor: Suicide attempt
cassidy_rain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
What a rollercoaster this book was! (I’m an adrenaline junkie, I loved it). I’m not going to lie, I was a little nervous to start this series because I knew it wasn’t going to be like ACOTAR or TOG, but I really ended up loving it! In my mind the fantasy genre screams “medieval” to me so I had a hard time wrapping my mind around the modern aspects. Ahem. Drugs. Guns. Cell phones. But it worked surprisingly well! No need to fear. Just goes to show what an amazing storyteller SJM is.
Crescent City is really a true crime/murder mystery/thriller meets magic and fantasy. And what a great combo it is. It was very easy for me to visualize the city and setting (I imagine it being kind of like Rome, lol). I felt completely immersed into the story from start to finish. The first chapter was a lot of info dump, but after that I found it fairly easy to follow. There’s a lot of phrases that get repeated (I’ve read a lot of SJM books so I know this is pretty typical at this point, but can we please come up with a bit more variety?).
I loved the characters! Bryce is sassy and sexy and selfless like you would not believe. Hunt is broody and rough around the edges, but a big softie deep down. The tension is so good. Danika and the wolves stole my heart from the very beginning. Ruhn Danaan…. Crown Prince of the Valbaran Fae… nuff said; can’t wait to see more of his character in the future books. Lehabah and Syrinx. 🥹
“Bryce was a ghost for a long time, Hunt. She pretended she wasn’t, but she was…. You brought her back to life.”
I had a great time with this and excited to see where the series goes!
Tropes:
• enemies to friends to lovers
• found family
Graphic: Violence, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Gun violence, and Slavery
Moderate: Drug use and Sexual content
jessnotjen's review
- 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
Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Blood, Gore, Murder, War, Drug abuse, Body horror, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Violence
xandrav's review
- 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
Graphic: Grief, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Slavery, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Gore, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Animal cruelty and Sexual content
emccarr's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Torture, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Drug abuse, Confinement, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Death, Blood, Body horror, and Animal cruelty
amypalmer's review
- 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
Very good. I'm actually tempted to say this is the best Sarah J Mass start to a series and at the level of Kingdom of Ash maybe better. I heard a lot of complaints that people were struggling for the first 200 pages however I didn't have that problem. I thought it was a strong compelling start. I think what maybe is a shock for people is that this is a different genre to other sjm books veering towards crime and coming from a futuresque world. I found the mystery aspect engaging and very much enjoyed and flew through this book. Starting the next one now.
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Sexual content and Violence
livvmarks's review
- 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
Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Slavery, Animal death, Body horror, Car accident, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Classism, Gun violence, Medical content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Addiction, Gore, Misogyny, War, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Torture, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Murder, and Violence
loiseigenraam'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
3.5
Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Classism, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Blood, Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Suicide attempt
cassackareads'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
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Animal death, and Torture
likeasloth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: War, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Suicide attempt