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sandrae04'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Drug use, Torture, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and War
unavezmas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
2.5
Gabriel is a good protagonist. I mean he is a bastard who would do whatever it takes to protect his loved ones. And he *knows* he is an asshole and accepts it. And that's super rare.
Also I might be wrong but god why it was nececary to include "girl who dresses like a boy" bec it's safer... And nobody asked pronouns of the person in question... 😐
The idea that vampires are evil because the can do *whatever they want with no consequence* not any magical shinnanigans. Grey Wardens 😍😍😍
Also a man who hates everyone but his boyfriend 😍😍😍🏳️🌈
P. S. I know this review is a mess.
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism
Minor: Pregnancy and War
ainaruizdegauna's review against another edition
Another awful point is the underage characters. Not necessary and totally disgusting.
Furthermore, I can't relate to the main character. He is arrogant and the bad version of a sadboy.
This was the first book I ever read by this author and I don't think I will read any of his work. Total disappointment.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Violence, and War
clairew97'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
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
cc0906'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War
thewereraven's review against another edition
Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Rape
anntharai's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The issues I have with it REALLY irk me.
The world building is immaculate if a bit on the nose, really vivid writing and visceral descriptions, a great mechanic. Love the use of tattoos and the lore building. Overall I liked the story itself.
The issues, though?
I found myself rolling my eyes at a lot of the vulgarity because it was genuinely ludicrous at times. Swearing doesn’t bother me in the slightest but the lengths to which these characters went just to get a “banged your relative” joke in was over the top.
Everything has a simile. Everything. The doors locked like a secret. The floors cold like the night. The night air cold like knives. Wind like knives. Words like knives. Running frightened like a startled horse in a barn on fire and the devil whipping it all the way. The lips red like red things.
The repetitive phrases (fuck my face, like his lady’s lips the last time he kissed her, better a bastard than a fool) stopped feeling symbolic and started feeling like a crutch about half way through and using the same *twist* mechanic used twice (gender neutral names being the crux of two stories told so closely together) made it feel less polished than it could have been.
Thanks to various reviews etc I was also expecting a “big thing” to shock me at the end but I kind of felt it was obvious…?
Anti-climactic, in a word, but I do want to know what happens so it’s not like I hated it.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Murder, Outing, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
caitlinbutcher's review against another edition
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, and War
jesserker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and War
hilwithonel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, and War
Minor: Addiction and Sexual violence