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midnacine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
But goddamn, getting past the poor writing was a struggle. About 100 pages in, the only way for me to continue was to start annotating just so I could edit as I read. I restructured sentences, corrected grammar and spelling, and added punctuation where necessary. It honestly felt like no one but the authors read through the book before sending it out to print. And don't even get me started on the fact that Tory and Darcy- two 18-year-old girls who were supposed to have grown up in the US- used terms like "sports kit" and "postie", which are very British terms.
But again, I enjoyed it. So am I gonna read the rest of the series, no matter how infuriating it is? Absolutely.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Torture, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Death
Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Body horror, Car accident, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness
Minor: Infidelity, Blood, Death of parent, Incest, Vomit, and Medical content
phdoyle's review
- 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
4.25
Moderate: Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, and Confinement
allisonbraun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Bullying and Torture
Moderate: Sexism and Sexual harassment
lestie4short's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, War, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Torture
zanazy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Perhaps this says too much about my upbringing and life experience yet I’ll admit, I didn’t find the bullying to be off putting and it was not until the end that I felt its impact. That said, there is a ton of bullying done through the whole book so if that’s not your thing… be warned. It’s beyond mean girls and crosses a lot of lines. Physical and emotional bullying/abuse is hard to read and there is a lot in this story. Underneath the bullying there is some plot driven acts that add to the mystery.
I haven’t read much on this series, but already, I have some theories and suspicious people that I don’t think are supposed to be obvious…yet. We’ll see how that goes.
The Vega sisters are walking contradictions and frustrate me… especially because they walk right into too many traps that are screaming DON’T. Their sisterly bond and love for each other is admirable and one of my favorite parts. For that alone, and the fact that deep down they care about others they consider friends/allies keeps me rooting for them.
The boys are all a**hol**. Yet, I can’t help but feel some of them are not wholly corrupt… more to come there I suppose.
Ok so on to my theories….
- Caleb truly cares for Tory
- Seth cares for Darcy?
- Orion cares for Darcy
- Diego is sus and may be a harpy?
- Diego spiked the drinks but Sofia foiled his plan and is working with the harpies
The book ends on a cliffhanger but it’s not a I will die if I don’t find out what it is. The setup is there to have an uphill climb until the Reckoning during which we’ll know if the Vega girls can survive. The series is long so I imagine that is only Act 1.
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Car accident, and Death of parent
solinel7's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Because the magic system is so cool and I can't wait to find out more.
Loving the twins (I wanna know why people hate them).
Hating the Heirs (I wanna know why people like them).
The Heirs have to have some redeeming qualities but so far I see nothing.
How do you fall in love with your bully?
I'm thinking of getting to book3 and then go back and read the guys' POV books.
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Graphic: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Cursing, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent and Car accident
alexleigh20's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Torture, and Toxic friendship
darling_book_mage's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
❝𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘱 𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦’𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘵.❞
✶ I wouldn’t technically describe it as bully romance because that wasn’t entirely what I was expecting with bully romance. 𝗪𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴? 𝗬𝗘𝗦 𝗔 𝗟𝗢𝗧 but there wasn’t really romance either more like a fling? I don’t think they really fell for them YET. Maybe it does eventually turn into bully romance though.
✶ The celestial heirs are a**holes and so are the majority of the supernatural attending ZA. 𝗭𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗰 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 reminded me of an adult version of HP but with 𝗔 𝗟𝗢𝗧 of 𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮**𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀. There’s also the fact that it involves Fae who can shift to different animals/beast/siren/supernatural creatures. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗭𝗔: 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲, 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗶𝗿. You make a mistake and points are taken from the house you belong to (depending on your elemental power) or given if you answered correctly in class. Plus there’s the element of Zodiac signs and how each of their personalities stay true to the signs.
✶ It just so happens 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗰𝘆 (𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶, 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗮 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀) holds all four elemental power therefore they face the wrath of the four celestial heirs, which is actually really uncalled for. The Vega twins have been through so much shit while growing up YET they still go through so much shit to this world that they barely knew. Tory and Darcy are one hell of a strong FMC with a strong sibling bond. Although both are identical twins, I could distinguish which one is who because their personality differs just a tad bit. The bullying they go through is extreme. I can honestly say I hope they get retribution.
☾ 𝙋.𝙎. 𝙄 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧𝙨 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢!
Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Torture, Sexual harassment, and Murder
kellicat94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Torture
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Abandonment, War, and Grief
beersbooksandbooos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Torture