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trintrin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The world -- or rather, worlds -- were so beautifully written they seemed both realistic and magical at the same time. And Victoria Schwab's writing!! The way she describes things is simply wonderful. It's like she breathes life into everything that her words touch. That woman could write about paint drying on a wall and I would eat that up.
The characters are loveable of course. Rhy is such a sweetheart I wanna protect him from all harm. Kell is nice to read about. He's intriguing and I wanna know more about his past and also give that boy a hug. Lila, I'll admit, I found her boring and annoying and she came across as I'm-not-like-other-girls at first. Her POV was the only chapter that actually made me put the book down after starting. But she really, really grew on me and now I love her. As of now, the characters feel not as fleshed out as they could be, especially considering there's only very few main characters, but as this is only the first of a series I'm hoping it's explored more in the upcoming books.
The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is because the ending felt sort of rushed? Almost as if the book couldn't decide if it wanted to be a standalone or a series. Too many threads tied up too tidily and yet leaving room for a sequel.
Graphic: Self harm, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury
horizonous's review against another edition
Graphic: Self harm and Blood
Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, and Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Gun violence, and Medical content
lainiereads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Graphic: Torture, Confinement, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Kidnapping and Death
Minor: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, and Self harm
rachelunabridged'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
vaguely_pink'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
3.5
Graphic: Self harm, Blood, Death, Classism, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Alcohol, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, War, Abandonment, and Physical abuse
imds'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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Abandonment, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Self harm, Blood, Slavery, and Violence
zannayo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gore, Addiction, Blood, Torture, Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Classism, Stalking, War, Violence, Sexism, Self harm, Kidnapping, Slavery, and Sexual harassment
ka_ke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Classism, Gaslighting, Body horror, Grief, and Torture
Moderate: Death
Minor: Slavery and Fire/Fire injury
sankta_aleena'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? No
4.5
Moderate: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Self harm, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
jenniferpalmblad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism