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blewballoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Sexual assault
Minor: Bullying
atamano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Murder, Blood, Kidnapping, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Vomit and Cancer
internationalreads'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
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Violence
bookshelf_al's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping
samsearle'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
4.5
Graphic: Murder
alliereadsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Gore, Murder, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Sexual assault
megj23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
2.75
Graphic: Murder, Death, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Animal death
jayisreading's review against another edition
3.75
I will say there were a few things left to be desired in this book. Interestingly, this book could have either benefited from being shorter or longer, depending on how the author wanted to take it. There were a few different plot points that were presented that caught my attention (particularly Hornclaw’s past and her relationship with Ryu), but they were never explored in-depth. As a result, I felt some of this could have been removed altogether to avoid derailing the plot, or Gu could have developed them a bit more. I don’t think it would have made the story unwieldy either and, in fact, would have made Hornclaw’s character all the more interesting and complex.
This is worth picking up, just for the uncommon premise. It also isn’t as gimmicky as it sounds.
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual assault and Kidnapping
readingtomydogs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Murder and Rape
hardcoverhearts's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Blood, Torture, Physical abuse, Animal death, Death, Stalking, Murder, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Death of parent, Violence, and Gore