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milpeaches's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Gore, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Sexual content and Vomit
disnelyse'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Sexual content
notpresent22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I love this book and this series alot.
Graphic: Kidnapping, Body horror, Vomit, Classism, Stalking, Torture, Death of parent, Gore, Confinement, Blood, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Violence, Child death, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Forced institutionalization
abcdefgerda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“Trust me, I don’t want to be selfless. Not with you. But I’ll always stand aside so you have the space to make your own choices.”
And murder, mystery and romance indeed! Slow burn but oh so very worth it.
A beautiful end full of torment and pain and love. All the things I long for in my reading ❤️
Graphic: Torture, Murder, Blood, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Child death, Vomit, and Death of parent
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content
pagesbycaroline's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Medical content
Moderate: Grief, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Torture, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence
booksareprettycoolyay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder and Death
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual content
plumpaperbacks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I’m genuinely surprised I didn’t cry this time around, because I was expecting to. Even so, I’ve very rarely felt quite such immense dread while reading—dread to the point of feeling physically ill—so good job, Kerri. You really know how to break a girl. :’)))
I don’t have the energy to write anything particularly clever or eloquent right now, but just. I love Cressworth so much. I absolutely adore them. They stole my heart and own my soul, and I’m completely okay with it.
Also. I still hate Meph, but… maybe, just maybe… he was vaguely amusing in this book. And not entirely despicable. Just mostly.
[first read, February 2022]
This was an utterly perfect finale, filled from cover to cover with intrigue, banter, heartbreak, thrill and romance. It also did something no other book has before: it made me cry. A few books have brought tears to my eyes, but even that’s rare. I’ve never in my life actually cried over a book, but Kerri Maniscalco did it.
Audrey Rose, Thomas, Liza, Daciana and Ileana have completely stolen my heart. Audrey Rose and Thomas, in particular, own my soul. Six months ago, I thought I’d never read these books. I’m so glad I decided to give the first book a second chance last month, because this series is one of the best rides I’ve ever been on. Even when it made me seethe, when it made me cry, I adored it. It made me laugh more than any others I can recall.
One part of this book that was especially special to me was that Audrey Rose used a cane. That she was disabled. While I don’t need to use any sort of mobility aid, as a disabled, chronically ill person, this meant so much to me. I loved that, even though she had a limp and needed a cane, Audrey Rose was as fierce and clever and badass as in previous books, if not even more so. 💛
As for the story itself, Maniscalco outdid herself. The first half focused more on romance while the second emphasized the mystery, but both elements were prevalent and well-balanced throughout. It was fascinating to see details from the previous books tied into this one’s story. And although I did figure out who the killer was, that in no way detracted from the finale’s heart-pounding intensity.
And the ending? A friend kept telling me it was worth every bit of pain, and he was right. Audrey Rose’s grandmother saved the day, of all people—and she’s absolutely iconic, by the way. We were blessed with not one but two epilogues, and my heart was so full, I thought it might burst. I finished the book two hours ago now and I’m still thinking about it and grinning like a fool. 💛
*sighs* Now what do I do?
Representation
- disabled Indian-British protagonist with a cane
- sapphic side couple
- side characters of color (includes Black, Turkish and Indian rep)
Graphic: Medical content, Body horror, Gore, Death, Blood, Misogyny, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content
There are a few on-page sex scenes, but all are either mild or entirely fade-to-black.achay91'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Sexual content
hazel_t23's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Body horror
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, and Death