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sawowza'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
5.0
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
bergha1998'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? No
3.75
Mystery Fantasy, Coming of Age, Found Family
“I don’t have the luxury of forming bad habits ’cause them lot’s counting on me to get by, and if I don’t make it, we’re all screwed sideways till the second coming.”
“Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is. And you must bend to its power or live a lie.“
“‘Do not regret what you have done.’ I think he doesn’t mean for you to brush it off, but that you learn, grow and move on.”
Graphic: Colonisation, Blood, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Vomit, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Violence
awkwardimagination'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
5.0
And in the most none patronizing, sincere way possible, Ropa Moyo is a good girl. Don't missunderstand, she is absolutely a punk, but she is also 15 yo and undeniably good. She is her families caretaker - she said it herself. And she prioritizes money for her family, and that takea a backburner when it comes to help others and doing the right thing.
I have a feeling I'm missing quite a bit of context just bc I don't know that much about Britain+Scotland. That would explain why the setting in the first book confused the shut out of me. I also think "Library of the Dead" would've fit this book better than the first one, but I get why it was done the way it was. Perhaps the series should've been called that instead.
Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence, Medical content, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, and Religious bigotry
bex_knighthunterbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Medical content, Gore, and Classism
Minor: Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Cursing
plantybooklover's review
- 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
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Violence
Moderate: Death
Minor: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Classism, and Gore
eldritch_archivist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Classism, Death, Violence, Murder, Gore, and Medical content
Minor: Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Drug use
sabrinz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Of course, things being as they are, everything is somehow connected and the case she is working for the Society becomes tangled up in her investigation for Priya.
The second book throws some light on what happend to Scotland back then and the relationship to England now (way too little in my opinion - I need an entire book about this!) and teases with hints and things half-said about Ropa's Gran (I also need to know so much more).
I love Ropa's unique voice and the way she tells the story. However, I thought I would get more information on England and Scottish magic as well as Ropa's Gran.
The case is solved in the end (with some turns and connections I did not really see coming) but there are some things that are left slightly open for another time.
Moderate: Death
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Blood