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jelkebooks'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
5.0
I was just almost immediately enamoured with Addie. I thought she was such an interesting character to follow, and I loved the switches between the present day, and past timelines. Seeing Addie make the deal, and then figuring out her life (how it looks like, how to survive), and that contrasted with her almost 300 years later having learned so much, was incredibly interesting. I also feel like Addie's desires were very simple, and also very relatable. I love how V.E. Schwab added in art, and storytelling into the story. The discussions around creating, and wanting to leave your mark on the world was absolutely incredible, and really well done.
The story does fully kick off however when Addie meets Henry, and I absolutely adored their relationship, and how it developed. They had an incredible meet cute, and I loved the moment Addie realised someone could remember her for the first time ever. Henry was also just a really interesting character, quite different from Addie in so many ways, but ultimately they are also really similair. They just made a really great match. Their love story throughout the book was just so beautiful, it had its difficult moments, but overall it was just so sweet, and pure.
The ending to this book wrecked me. I mean, I did see something emotional happening coming, but it still wrecked me. It's incredibly sad, but there's also something beautiful to it, and overall it just made my heart ache, even hours after finishing this book. So yeah, I adored this book in case it wasn't obvious.
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Misogyny
reneek's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Sexual content, and Classism
sk_09's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Drug use
tallyswrldd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and War
val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Without giving much spoiler this is how the content warnings appear in the book: Addie had to endure sexual harassment and she was almost sexually assaulted. There's a lot of sexual content because she just enjoys her sexuality I guess. There's alcohol and drug use related to Henry.ailiaris25's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Sexual content
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury
casira's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Grief, and Abandonment
Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
alexlynx'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
Insanely beautiful.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
peggy_racham's review against another edition
5.0
Angry women, gods you shouldn't pray to and an intriguing answer to the question: what would you do with forever?
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
nclausel25's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Abandonment
Minor: Suicide and War