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bookswithlauren's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Grief, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Sexual content, Torture, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
tiana_king's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
So much goes down in this book that there’s almost no break. You get to meet quite a few new people including another spirit user! Be prepared to cry by then end though.
Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Kidnapping, Death, Confinement, and Classism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child death and Mental illness
dlsmk's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail
joyfulfoodie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Now to be clear I’m giving this five stars but it’s not like a new favorite book of all time that I’m planning to fan girl and reread … but it was solidly enjoyable.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Grief, and Sexual content
feuillycakes'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
4.25
I enjoyed the character growth in this book. Rose acknowledges her faults and tries to fix them, with little success but still she tries. Her relationship with her mother is very interesting to see and the way it changes as Rose grows as a person and gains new experiences is really quite nice to read.
The thing with Dimitri is still not icking me out like I thought it would. It’s a tiny bit uncomfortable but the reasons are discussed in the book and they do make an effort to move on.
Lissa remains largely personality-less though there are hints to her caring about Rose every so often. She’s very caught up in her boyfriend though and that’s most of her personality.
I was surprised at how this book does not shy away from the inherent horror and trauma of the situations these characters find themselves in. It’s very heavy and Rose most certainly has some sort of ptsd that is shown through flashbacks. Truly, this was darker than I expected it to be and the larger mystery and action had me quite hooked.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, and Torture
Minor: Child death
tiana_king's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
So much goes down in this book that there’s almost no break. You get to meet quite a few new people including another spirit user! Be prepared to cry by then end though.
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Blood
Moderate: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Torture
Minor: Gun violence
simba524'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
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Murder, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Blood, and Sexual content
Minor: Mental illness, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury
noellelovesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
I completely forgot how the first half of this book lulls you into thinking it'll be pretty normal with just some teenage growing pain issues...and then BAM! Hits you right in the freaking feelings. 😭
Graphic: Sexual content, Kidnapping, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Death, Alcoholism, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Emotional abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Self harm, and Adult/minor relationship
getbrekked'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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Kidnapping, Death, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Alcohol
Minor: Self harm
A teenager dies in the book.