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laura007'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
4.75
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Lesbophobia, and Death of parent
nykolereads'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Car accident
Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia
theespressoedition's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
1) I saw the cover for the sequel, loved it, and added it to my TBR (completely unaware that it was a sequel).
2) Upon finding out it was a sequel, I removed it and added the first book in the series to my TBR.
3) It happened to be available on Libby at the start of October, so I checked it out as an audiobook.
4) After listening to it, I was immediately thankful for the fact that I'm not a cover-buyer and that I wait to purchase books after I've read and loved them.
5) As fun as the cover is, I was not the biggest fan of the book itself (and I'm still debating whether or not to read the sequel).
This book wasn't a fun read in the slightest. It featured incredibly toxic characters in even more toxic relationships. It had a huge focus on death and grief that really altered the vibe of the book at a certain point. There were so many dark, heavy moments that it took away from any of the interesting, mysterious plotlines. The entire time I was listening, I kept hoping that it would pick up and things would be more of the typical "YA pep" I was in the mood for, but instead, I felt very melancholy by the end.
This just wasn't for me. I think the writing was good and so I gave it stars for that, but I just didn't enjoy the story much at all.
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Lesbophobia
emilyrose_isreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
The witchcraft was also worked in nicely in a way that still made the book feel realistic, witches can't do everything with their magic and because they're hiding in plain sight they were just like normal people but with a secret.
This is a novel for teens so they characters felt a bit young at times however I enjoyed it enough that I want to read the sequel and would suggest this to other young adults who don't mind younger characters.
Graphic: Death of parent, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Grief
Minor: Homophobia, Blood, Physical abuse, Lesbophobia, and Biphobia
jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Unexpected villians and betrayals left me shocked and I’m so glad I own the second as ill be reading it asap.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Hate crime, Outing, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Medical content, Xenophobia, Grief, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Violence
sarahsbookss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Lesbophobia
malupastafrola'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
3.75
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Car accident
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Animal death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Vomit, Sexual content, and Biphobia
em_of_swags'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
4.5
Thrilling plot that keeps you guessing until the last few pages.
It was also really nice to just have a book with a main plot (witches) where the mc happens to be queer, without that being the super special catch about the story.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Death of parent
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Grief, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Car accident, and Death
Minor: Animal death
emmasbelovedbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Biphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Bullying
aseel_reads'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
Moderate: Animal death, Alcohol, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Violence, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Murder, and Medical content