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emily_mh's review
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Child death, and Medical content
Moderate: Grief, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Minor: Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Death of parent, and Confinement
Major: loss of a loved one Minor: missing loved one, faintingmaple_dove's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I didn't have a terrible time reading this book but I don't think I'll continue reading the Brooklyn Brujas series.
Favorite Quote:
The news anchor looks somberly into the camera and speaks. "Reports confirm two teenage boys were found and pronounced dead on the scene in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Adam Silvera is on-site with the person who discovered the bodies. Adam?"
The Adam Silvera cameo . . .
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Blood, Gore, Self harm, Medical content, Car accident, and Death
Minor: Suicide and Sexual harassment
Vehicle accident (graphic), Ritualistic self-harm (graphic)karcitis'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: Violence, Blood, Death, Murder, Gore, Grief, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Car accident, Cannibalism, Body horror, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Self harm
Minor: Eating disorder
solenekeleroux'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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Medical content, and Car accident
ashyouwish'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: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Self harm, Violence, and Vomit
caidyn's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Grief
Moderate: Gore
booksthatburn'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
4.5
The sibling dynamic between Lula, Alex, and Rose feels complex and genuine. Even though Rose hasn't been a pov character yet, she feels like a full character in context with Alex and Lula, which can be tricky to pull off.
I get stressed out by stories which have extended sequences where someone is lying about something huge, and that's a driving factor in most of this book, so it was difficult for me to read. It's a common trope, so that's mostly a thing I had to adjust to, and not a fault with the story. Given that, I still like this one and I was satisfied by the ending.
My one concern is that when reading this book, it feels like I'm missing information, like there's more I should have known coming in. After finishing the book, the supplemental material indicated that a group encountered there, the Thorne Hill Alliance first appears in The Vicious Deep, also by this author, so I'll skip over to that series and see if that addresses this feeling. If it feels like something was said elsewhere because it literally was in a different, earlier book, that's fine. If it's because this book vaguely gestures at world-building without putting enough detail in, that would be a negative for me.
I must say, Zoraida knows how to write a cliffhanger, I'm itching to read the next book.
Graphic: Vomit, Blood, Gore, Violence, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Death, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Cannibalism
Minor: Ableism and Pregnancy