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someryarns's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexism, Gore, Medical trauma, Death, Murder, Violence, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Mental illness
danaslitlist's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I had so many issues with the main characters, but if you go into the book expecting to hate everyone and hang in there just for the insanity, to I’ll probably have a good time!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Animal death, Abandonment, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Sexual assault
b10tch's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
The concept was great, but the main character was annoyingly emo, the love interests one dimensional and unnecessary, the love triangle stupid and even more unnecessary, and there wasn’t enough creepy content. I have a huge soft spot for monsters, and I wanted way more creature content than I got. I loved Balthazar, Alice, and Jaguar, and I wanted more about them and their lives and their relationships. Edward was lame, honestly he could have just not existed and 90% of the plot would be unaffected, and Montgomery was the most cookie-cutter, literally-no-personality-traits-other-that-being-allegedly-hot, love interest ever. Chemistry = 0
It was fun, but maybe read something else.
It was fun, but maybe read something else.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
anne_sophie's review
2.0
Such a great premise but I should have known this is not for me straight away after reading chapter 2. I really didn't like any of the main characters and also this book includes some very problematic notions which were not handled well in my opinion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Torture, and Animal death
Moderate: Medical content
romiress's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Reread in 2021, and I am a bit less enthralled with it than I was. Original review below:
Oh man. I loved this book. I really did. Somehow it managed to take several elements I despise and make them into fantastic literature. I hate love triangles. I really do. Most of the time they are entirely unconnected to the main plot and quite poorly done. This love triangle felt important to the plot and realistic. You could understand why she fell for both men, which is a small miracle in the YA genre, where I almost never feel like I know what they see in each other.
The ending was fantastic (and definitely not a cliffhanger), and the book wraps itself up nicely enough that it could count as either a stand alone or as part of a series, and I'll no doubt end up reading the rest just because I enjoyed the first so much.
It felt atmospheric, and most of all realistic. Not in the monster bit, which was realistic enough to get a pass, but in how the characters reacted. The characterization feels excellent, and I felt like everyone developed through the story.
Oh man. I loved this book. I really did. Somehow it managed to take several elements I despise and make them into fantastic literature. I hate love triangles. I really do. Most of the time they are entirely unconnected to the main plot and quite poorly done. This love triangle felt important to the plot and realistic. You could understand why she fell for both men, which is a small miracle in the YA genre, where I almost never feel like I know what they see in each other.
The ending was fantastic (and definitely not a cliffhanger), and the book wraps itself up nicely enough that it could count as either a stand alone or as part of a series, and I'll no doubt end up reading the rest just because I enjoyed the first so much.
It felt atmospheric, and most of all realistic. Not in the monster bit, which was realistic enough to get a pass, but in how the characters reacted. The characterization feels excellent, and I felt like everyone developed through the story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, Medical content, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Abandonment, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
victorianvalkyrie's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
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