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eb00kie'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: Murder
Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, and Torture
Minor: Violence
thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Death, Body horror, and Gore
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, and Sexism
Minor: Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, and Suicide
Mentions of beastilaity, use of the G slur (used in the main text to describe MC's appearance) and the R slur (used in the first bonus chapter to describe MC's behavior).wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
It's a solid start to the series. I had forgotten how gruesome some of the content can be but it effective paint the picture of apocalypse adjacent times.
The mystery was exciting though knowing the culprit made it a bit frustrating when they were trying to figure out who the baddie was.
Minor: Abandonment, Animal death, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Gore, Grief, Incest, Pedophilia, Confinement, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Child death, Infertility, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Misogyny, Police brutality, Stalking, Torture, and Sexual violence
rorikae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The story begins with Kate learning that her mentor has been killed and found alongside the dead body of a vampire. As she searches for his killer and what truly happened, she becomes embroiled with the Pack, including their leader, and what appears to be a far larger scheme that I am guessing will play into the longer series.
I found this book fun and very quick. If you're looking for something that's easily digestible, a good audiobook, and with fantasy elements then this could be a great pick. I am interested to see where this story goes next as I think as a first installment it is really setting up a much larger story that will take place across the entirety of the series. If you're interested in urban fantasy and for some reason haven't picked up the Kate Daniels series yet, I definitely think it's worth a shot.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Grief, Violence, Blood, Death, Torture, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual violence
raen99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Gore, and Body horror
Minor: Kidnapping, Torture, Sexual violence, and Fire/Fire injury
nicoleme1212's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, and Sexism
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Incest and Pedophilia