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The Damned by Renée Ahdieh

nicolecaryl12's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • 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

4.0

Like twilight but Bella is also a mythical creature. So slay very drama and YES SHE GOT WITH THE VAMPIRE

issianne's review against another edition

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2.0

This one started out boring, then it picked up a little when the main characters finally interacted, then it got a little weird with fey lore, then it got tangental with going into the Wyld, and then it was interesting/action-driven at the end. I feel like Ahdieh keeps luring me in with the end of her books, but like...that's not fair when I haven't really enjoyed the rest of the book. This book had so many POVs that I just couldn't care any more at points. And it took 100 pages to get a POV from the MAIN character! I was about to start a riot (and I'm not even obsessed with Celine or anything). Poor Michael also...you deserve better, dude. Also, Bastien and Celine just really had little to no flavor in this (and there was a pretty smutty scene for YA, so that just shows you...) I will most likely not continue on in this series...

vtrumpredd's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful slow-paced
  • 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? Yes

4.0

hannalafever's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • 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

4.25

yomommareadswhat's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

3.0

sasab5's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

sgreen2307's review against another edition

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5.0

I have to say I liked overall the first book in this series more. That doesn't mean that this book was bad though. It seemed to move a little slower but then have exciting parts spread throughout. Overall, I am very excited for the third book in this series!

gardenfairyreads's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5 stars?

gatsbae's review against another edition

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Dragged for so long in the first 100 pages that I gave up and started skimming it. Didn't really miss much except for Bastien running around for another 200 pages. The last 50 or so pages were actually quite interesting— I just wish the entire book maintained that momentum.

the_reading_vampire's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0