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adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual harassment
Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Dementia, Grief, Toxic friendship
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death
Minor: Confinement
adventurous
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Confinement, Abandonment, Alcohol
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is my third F.T. Lukens book and it's my least favorite, unfortunately. So far their books have all been fun, with a good mix of magic/fantasy and romance in a sweet YA tone.
I was really enjoying this one too up until the around the 40% mark, and then I am not sure what happened. I ran out of patience with the side characters of the cousin and girlfriend who seemed too zany and one dimensional. It seemed like the YA-ness dropped down a bit lower into middle-grade in a way I didn't like. I found myself skimming pretty hard and just reading like the middle paragraph of each page for a while. I don't know if it's just that I wasn't in the mood for it anymore?
I don't want to rate it too harshly because I do suspect this may have been my issue and the book itself has plenty of redeeming qualities, especially for younger readers and for nonbinary character representation.
I was really enjoying this one too up until the around the 40% mark, and then I am not sure what happened. I ran out of patience with the side characters of the cousin and girlfriend who seemed too zany and one dimensional. It seemed like the YA-ness dropped down a bit lower into middle-grade in a way I didn't like. I found myself skimming pretty hard and just reading like the middle paragraph of each page for a while. I don't know if it's just that I wasn't in the mood for it anymore?
I don't want to rate it too harshly because I do suspect this may have been my issue and the book itself has plenty of redeeming qualities, especially for younger readers and for nonbinary character representation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Medical content, Grief
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content, Classism
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
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
I’ll read anything F. T. Lukens writes, and this latest publication serves to emphasize the depths of their talent and imagination. Part young adult urban fantasy, part queer found family adventure, and part ode to coming-of-age and fighting for one’s own healing, Otherworldly continues Lukens’s legacy of beautiful, intensely readable fiction.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Blood, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content