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kirani's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I don’t even know where to start on this review because this book is EVERYTHING! It’s beautifully written, it kept me on the edge of my seat, it made me laugh, it made me cry. It’s queer, it’s Jewish, it’s fantasy, it’s historical, and it’s in Chicago! I really don’t know how to explain it but I *saw* myself in the characters and I love when I can connect to characters, so I was immediately hooked. Also I will think about “I love you!” “I love you, too, that’s why I have to let you go.” for the rest of my life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Classism, Murder, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death
Moderate: Misogyny, Homophobia, Gore, and Vomit
Minor: Pedophilia
The racial slurs tag is for antisemitic slurs. There is also a fair bit of internalized homophobia.
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