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nienora's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It's better than I expected. At moments it's so ridiculous it's actually funny. I'm pretty invested in Rose/Dimitri drama. Training scenes and one pushing against the wall and I'm hooked, I'm a simple girl. Of course there'll be some dumb love triangle (or two) later on.
Rose is your classic popular girl. She's bitchy, mean and jealous of everything and everyone around Lissa. You can't convince me that Rose doesn't have at least a tiny crush on Lissa. There's a lot of homoerotic subtext, and yes, maybe it's just because she drank her blood and that's always hot.
I can't decide if I like Rose or she annoys me. On the plus side her inner voice is actually fun. Jokes are on a level of 12 year old trying to make dick jokes, but I'd be lying if I said I haven't laughed more than few times.
Only reason Rose goes into Lissa's head is because YA genre never heard of writing in 3rd person. Not to mention it's definitely invasion of privacy but she does it 'to check on Lissa' so that makes it okay, somehow.
Dimitri has one character trait and that's duty, duty, duty. And occasionally ogles Rose's hair. I liked how they dealt with consequences of lust spell. It's so much better than it just being brushed off like nothing happened.
The villian has motivation. I'm impressed. I can actually understand him, and yes his methods are wrong, but he had a point.
REREAD
After finishing whole series, I've decided I love Rose and she can do no wrong. I had even more fun second time around. Just hearing Dimitri say "Roza" in russian accent on audio deserves five stars.
I love amount of 'foreshadowing' here.
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Mental illness and Car accident
readwithzoe_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Medical content, Mental illness, and Self harm
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Death, and Car accident
Minor: Murder
amndaj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Self harm, Death of parent, Mental illness, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, and Car accident
Minor: Sexual harassment and Chronic illness
aimeethom05'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
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Adult/minor relationship
mushu02's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Mental illness
sonygaystation's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Misogyny, Self harm, and Sexism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Murder
Minor: Car accident and Death
caleigh_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm
ceecee9093'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Blood, Mental illness, and Self harm
Minor: Car accident, Cursing, Drug use, Death, and Terminal illness
There is some girl-on-girl hate and slut shaming a la 2000s high school storyalexandra16mac's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Mental illness
just_klaudia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Self harm, Blood, Car accident, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Animal death
Minor: Mental illness