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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Conflicted on this one. Loved the creepy, witchy, dark academia aesthetic of it all, but the pacing kind of felt...all over the place? Not much happened for the first 3/4 of the book, and then when things got really exciting and tense and holy-hell-what's-going-to-happen, it just went by so super quickly. Also, Ellis absolutely RADIATED "Alexa's wretched ex-friend" vibes, probably because they're both smarter-than-thou gaslighters (Ellis would definitely be mean to me about my job as a librarian! Just saying!), and I liked that because of how real it made her feel to me. But also, dang, I really should have read this book BEFORE befriending that person. Live and learn.
This is like if a book was directly specifically created to appeal to me in all aspects so of course I loved it
“Maybe. I hadn't really thought about it. I suppose it depends on where I was, too. I wouldn't want to get burned at the stake as a witch.”
(...)
“I'd have smoldered at the stake right next to yours, no doubt.”
Spoiler
“Don't you ever wish you could go back? To some other time, when things were a little wilder. When the rules were a little less clear.”“Maybe. I hadn't really thought about it. I suppose it depends on where I was, too. I wouldn't want to get burned at the stake as a witch.”
(...)
“I'd have smoldered at the stake right next to yours, no doubt.”
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thought the characters were a bit whiny.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i was so close to rating it higher but the last 80 pages were disappointing
'Bury my bones deep, that I might feel the flames of Hell'
You the whole dark academia experience here combined with some witchcraft.
I thought I predicted the whole end but the twist in Felicity's character was well written throughout the whole book so you couldn't really see the end coming 100%.
You the whole dark academia experience here combined with some witchcraft.
I thought I predicted the whole end but the twist in Felicity's character was well written throughout the whole book so you couldn't really see the end coming 100%.
(2.5☆) lovee when a character haunts the narrative. best theme ever. otherwise this was mid
I just. Feel super flighty and silly and I thought I was here for a grim read but it's just making me antsy. Maybe I'll come back to it someday, maybe not. 20% isn't a fair enough assessment for a review when I have no strong feelings on it one way or the other, so no rating, just fuss.