Reviews with content warning for Drug use - Glitterland

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aansano's review

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Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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queen_of_crows's review

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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? Yes

5.0

This isn't a book I would have picked up on my own. When I found it, I was on the warpath to find some hard-core high fantasy. I talked to a lady at Barnes and Noble and she handed me this book. I almost put it back down but figured why not. I wasn't particularly motivated to read any of the other books I bought so I started in on this one. I was hooked halfway through the first chapter. Ash is dark and so thoroughly broken. I related to him on so many levels. Then Darian came along and he's so easily loveable. So polite and understanding. It almost made me cry the first time I read it. I finished the book in three days. It was such an incredible read. Honestly if you're looking for a good broken romance this the book I would recommend every time.

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achay91's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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carliejenkins24's review

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dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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sohma4uesugi's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Dear lord I loved this so much. This book broke my heart and healed it over and over again. It felt validating in some way to read a character filled with the same kind of self loathing I feel in myself and the struggles that can create. Darian is a treasure. Niall just completely sucks. Max and Amy are gems.

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meganpbennett's review

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

Glitterland was recommended to me by an Alexis Hall fan, so when I saw that it was on NetGalley, I requested it. It... it wasn't what I was expecting, even having read several AJH books before and knowing how he plays with his genres and his readers. It was a lot darker than even the trigger warning at the beginning would have suggested, much darker and much more detailed.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the eARC!

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lexa's review

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emotional hopeful

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

This was a hard one to read and to rate, and still I kind of loved it?? Grumpy, bipolar Ash + sunshine glitter pirate Darian.

“you can have all my smiles, whenever i can find them.”

This book really showcased a difficult, and messy, and real relationship. I struggled a bit with the phonetically written Essex accent and there is some heavy subject matter. It’s not like any other romance I’ve read.

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