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marianneiriss's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Bullying, Child death, Colonisation, Murder, Cursing, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Classism, Toxic friendship, Torture, Racism, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Sexism
jmullins21's review
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Suicide
Moderate: Gaslighting and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism and Racial slurs
I did not like this book. It tried to be at YA Secret History but fell short immensely… It was even worse than the Maidens in my opinion which also tried to do the same thing. The plot was predictable and has been done many times before, and the author tried too hard to use lots of mythological references but every instance just seemed like it was trying but failing to be pretentious. Lots of information was given that was just not followed through on or referenced every again. If you want a YA mystery, read the Gallagher Girls series… it is everything this series tries to be and actually succeeds at at being mysterious, pretentious, and funny at the same time.
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