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mrs_gale's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I read it quickly, it was okay. Continues the story, I'm hoping the final book will be more exciting and complete the series.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Self harm
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Abortion, and Sexual assault
ariep's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
This book is intense. I definitely felt hooked, but it was a bleak read. This book had a lot of good symbolism and metaphors used throughout connecting it to the last book while also creating new perspectives and emotions. I also felt that there were many poetic points throughout the book, where the writing was beautiful and emotional, yet dark. I can’t say I liked it very much, as it was a very intense and dark plot, but I appreciate the commentary made throughout; especially about women and how their bodies are treated and seen by our society. It was rough, there were many horrific moments that felt a bit unnecessary, but I also understand their use in the point the author was trying to make. There are many content warning I feel I should add for this book. I hope the third one ends on a lighter note.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Sexual violence, Vomit, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Child abuse, Grief, Medical content, Ableism, Addiction, Child death, Gun violence, Infertility, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Blood, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders
This book has a lot of awful things happening in it, so it may be triggering to some people. I added a lot of content warnings because I felt that there were a lot of these things occurring throughout the book. The medical content is especially intense near the end of the book.emmjay's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
cheshirevixen's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Like the last book, I read this when I was way too young, and I'm surprised I didn't have nightmares after reading the end.
Overview
Characters: 2.4/7
- Personal Enjoyment: 3/5
- Interesting: 3/5
- Consistent: 1/5
- Development: 1/5
- Flaws: 2/5
- Relationships: 1/5
- Conflict: 3/5
Setting: 1/3
- Personal Enjoyment: 3/5
- Interesting: 2/5
- Internal Consistency: 0/5
Plot: 2.8/5
- Personal Enjoyment: 2/5
- Setup: 3/5
- Payoff: 3/5
- Logical: 3/5
- Pacing: 3/5
Characters:
All my favourite characters from the last book are absent in this one which is disappointing. I like the introduction of Lilac and her daughter, but they are the only characters I really liked. A lot of the side characters were creepy or interesting but not all that deep. I think that Gabriel, while at the bottom of my list of favourite characters in this series, has an interesting journey in this book, and Rhine was okay too.
Setting:
The carnival setting in the beginning of this book was beautifully creepy. Unfortunately the problems in the last book's setting were blown wide open in this book and I still felt like it has a lot of problems.
Plot:
The plot of this book was vastly superior to the last in my opinion. The mystery was more mysterious and there was a journey that had a lot of emotional significance. The reveals at the end were ... interesting, one made a lot of sense, another didn't make sense scientifically, and the last was a little out there to be honest, but not unbelievable.
I felt like I liked this much more the first time I read it, but it wasn't too bad.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Terminal illness, and Torture
Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence
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