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Every Gift a Curse by Caroline O'Donoghue

7 reviews

weirdassfanta's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Such a great ending to the series. Each book was better than the last. The balance of magic and reality in this book is phenomenal, and something I’d love to see more often. Fiona’s struggle with self harm throughout the series has meant so much to me, and is great to see representation of. Watching Roe’s journey of acceptance of themself and coming out to the world around them was a truly amazing experience in this book. Then Lily, who had to come to terms with life again. And finally Maeve working to be less crappy of a friend. Each character was so rich in their development and personality throughout this series. I’m glad I decided to pick up this series.

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veggiestrawenjoyer13's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

It was a decent book. My personal favorite in the series was the second book, but this one was pretty good too. The plot was interesting and kept me hooked. I feel like I really understood and knew the characters at this point in the story. The modern media references are one of the biggest downfalls of the book. They break the immersion. However, the conflicts kept me on the edge of my seat. The ending was satisfying and I feel like the story is complete. It would be cool to know the main character’s futures, but it was still a nice end. It’s definitely going to be weird reading a new book without these characters.

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erin_lusk's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

I finished this book DAYS ago and haven’t been able to get around to a review because I am still reeling from it. I want more, I need more 😂 I am so sad my time with Maeve, Roe, Lily, Fiona, Aaron, Nuala, Manson et al is over. This final installment had me literally up reading through the entire night (also partially the reason it’s taken so long to share my thoughts- this ND 36 year old doesn’t bounce back well from that). Honestly, if you love a good witchy vibe, folklore, cultish stuff - this is for you.

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