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suzylit'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
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Suicide, Violence, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Self harm, Sexism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Alcohol and Sexual assault
bookeduntil'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
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Murder, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Self harm, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Suicide, and Physical abuse
haddy'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
4.25
I think it explored sapphic attraction well, the mystery was revealed at a good pace and it explored female rage and empowerment in a way I hadn’t read before.
I think sometimes, some of the themes were a little over-explained or nuanced. Additionally, given some of the violent descriptions, and the fact it takes place at a university, I would suggest this is new adult, rather than young adult.
I also think one of the characters wasn’t necessary really at all, I’m not sure what she added to the story. There was nothing her experience changed or provided.
I think usually I would give this a lower rating, and I can’t put my finger on why but I mostly loved it:)
Graphic: Sexism and Violence
bookishmillennial'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? It's complicated
Premise (from the author’s own description!!!):
🥀 f/f enemies to lovers
🌲 Northumberland in the 90s
🔮 sinister rituals
🖤 slow burn romance
🩸 all-girl fight club
🌞 grump/sunshine
🛏 there’s only one bed
🔪 hurt/comfort
Thoughts:
Hmmmm, what to say, what to say…. I love a sapphic reimagining with ace representation of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde but I especially support young angry femmes.
It was giving Wednesday x Enid & I didn’t hate that!
Graphic: Death, Violence, Animal death, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Gaslighting
reina_shouko'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
4.75
Graphic: Gore, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexism, Self harm, Death, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, and Physical abuse
zombiezami's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Animal cruelty, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Child death, Body horror, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Misogyny, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Vomit, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Torture, Gore, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Stalking, Alcohol, Grief, and Rape
Minor: Infidelity
studiouspoppy'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
3.25
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Graphic: Sexism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Sexual assault
hayleythegoose'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: Blood, Murder, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Violence, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Suicide
Minor: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship
itsnotalakeitsanocean'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Things I liked about it:
- It filled that Dark Academia niche that scratches at my brain on occasion.
- It was nice seeing a POC who is heavily implied to be autistic and have a sex life.
- It was nice seeing a slow burn, non-sexual sapphic relationship
Some minor nitpicks:
- I don't think the author realises you can be sapphic and asexual at the same time in the case of Lottie. Seeing how rare asexuality is portrayed in media (let alone respectfully) I can understand where this misunderstanding comes from, but maybe some further research/sensitivity readings would be warranted next time.
- Some of the descriptions can be a bit repetitive and sometimes got repeated pages apart from each other.
The antagonists gave up far too easily. The girls' victory felt too easy when all they did was essentially walk up to a secret society meeting (in the back of some bar no less), barge in, speak up and threaten one of the family members and that was it. The clues were there for Dacre's true motivations but the "mystery" felt a bit half baked There were a bunch of loose ends that just ended up being dismissed at the end, almost in a very out of place fourth wall break as if the characters knew we'd be questioning these loose ends too.
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Suicide, Misogyny, and Sexism
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
babsi_222's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book was amazing and great for me! If you like some mystery a bit psychology and witchy stuff you will love this book! I’m usuall not into this genre but this book is an exception.
Also if you like the Netflix show ‚Wednesday‘ this is a great book to read because the characters and vibes are similar.
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Misogyny, Stalking, Torture, Animal death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Animal cruelty, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Vomit