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heather_lt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
There were a couple of little mysteries thrown into the big whodunit plotline. None which you couldn't piece together yourself. Which is fine because this story was so much more than a murder mystery. The author takes a good, hard look about the things that could have been - the ifs, buts, and maybes. Things we all dwell on and can sympathise with. It also zeroes in on fractured relationships, and the dangerous things people do for the ones they love. And I really enjoyed getting to know the P.I. and her complexities.
I've read so much from Sarah Gailey now and have enjoyed all of her stories. She has such an easy writing style that flows and keeps me reading. Looking forward to reading more from her.
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Bullying
____emily____'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Abortion, and Alcohol
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Bullying, and Death of parent
Minor: Grief, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship
mjwhitlock18's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abortion, Cancer, Murder, and Body horror
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Eating disorder
melaniereadsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Abortion, and Cancer
Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, and Bullying
foreverinastory'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? Yes
4.0
Rep: white female MC (I think Ivy is queer but I'm uncertain), BIPOC bisexual male love interest, several lesbian female side characters, pansexual female side character, BIPOC female side character.
CWs: Body horror, abortion, cancer, gore, blood, death, murder, medical trauma, medical content, grief, past death of parent, alcoholism, alcohol consumption, terminal illness, bullying, emotional abuse, violence, mentions of past pregnancy that was terminated, vomit, gaslighting, toxic friendship, injury/injury detail, sexual content. Moderate: eating disorder and mention of weight checks, cursing, mention of past adult/minor relationship, panic attack, suicide, sexual harassment.
Graphic: Gore, Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Grief, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Vomit, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Eating disorder, and Cursing
arynapril'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, and Body horror
Minor: Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Medical trauma, and Vomit
enchantressreads'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
4.5
Sarah Gailey has a certain way of writing that just *gets* me. The way they write just sucks me in from page one, on all three of their books I’ve read so far. If anyone knows how to write a good opener, it’s Sarah Gailey.
Magic for Liars seems, on the outside, a murder mystery. But it is so much more than that. It deals with grief, trauma, relationships, love. Tough decisions for both teenagers and adults. It was really nice to see a world in which adults don’t treat the kids as useless, and the adults themselves are not useless.
The .5 reduction is because I wasn’t a big fan of the relationship with Rahul. The story would have flowed well without it. Otherwise, I really loved it.
Graphic: Blood, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Abortion, Body horror, and Gaslighting
Minor: Bullying
lily1304'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
4.25
Yeah, it takes place at a boarding school for magical teens, but it's definitely not Harry Potter.
I would have rated it higher, except I feel like it has low reread-value - but the first read was SO fun!!
Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Terminal illness
Minor: Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Vomit
katymat18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Death, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Abortion, Abandonment, Bullying, Cancer, Death of parent, and Vomit
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol
unwise_samwise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Gore, Bullying, Medical trauma, and Medical content