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msrcreation's review against another edition
1.0
This should have been something I enjoyed. It sounded so good. I think a lot of people have and will love this but I unfortunately wasn't one of them. Other reviews will break it down better than I could but to put it simply this was slow and boring honestly. Both plot and characters. It's trying to be dark and serious and it just comes off pretentious and snobby. Side characters were pointless and barely there. The romance I guess if you could call it that has nothing about either of them that makes you want them to be together. The mix of confusing plot with unlikable characters made this hard to get through.
emjennings's review against another edition
3.0
The names Alex and Ellis are too similar it made the audiobook v confusing.
hannahhew's review against another edition
5.0
This was the perfect sapphic, witchy, dark academia mystery, and I adored the writing style.
sammy357's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I've never read dark academia before and I really only started the book because I thought the premise was interesting and wanted to read more sapphic books, so maybe I wasn't the intended audience.
I thought their would be magic, witches, and ghosts in the book and that's what I was most excited for. That and the mystery of the Dalloway Five.But unfortunately there wasn't actually any magic involved.
I wasn't really invested in the romance or the characters. Honestly from the beginning Ellis gave off bad vibes. When I read that she was a "method writer" I knew she would be a walking red flag. I mean have you ever heard of a method actor that didn't take it too far?
Overall the book was okay. I liked the beginning because of the hints of magic and a haunting, wasn't really invested in the rest of the book, and liked the last couple chapterswith the murder and Felicity trying not to get framed.
Wouldn't read again but I don't feel like I wasted my time reading it.
I thought their would be magic, witches, and ghosts in the book and that's what I was most excited for. That and the mystery of the Dalloway Five.
I wasn't really invested in the romance or the characters. Honestly from the beginning Ellis gave off bad vibes. When I read that she was a "method writer" I knew she would be a walking red flag. I mean have you ever heard of a method actor that didn't take it too far?
Overall the book was okay. I liked the beginning because of the hints of magic and a haunting, wasn't really invested in the rest of the book, and liked the last couple chapters
Wouldn't read again but I don't feel like I wasted my time reading it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, and Blood
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Child abuse
Manipulation, substance abuse (alcohol mostly), suicide references (no actual abuse) reference to racist history at a PWIeri_cat93's review against another edition
5.0
I devoured this book. From the first chapter it had me hooked, but I’m a sucker for spooky, witchy, romantic, twisted stories especially when they’re told by an unreliable narrator.
The writing style is beautiful & although it doesn’t feel like reading about high schoolers, I still really liked the characters & found the story engaging from cover to cover
The writing style is beautiful & although it doesn’t feel like reading about high schoolers, I still really liked the characters & found the story engaging from cover to cover
revolita's review against another edition
5.0
No puedo creer que haya gente que no le haya gustado esta obra de arte tan como yo. Me encantó. No podía dejar de leerlo; me tenía por completo. Increíble de verdad. Wow.
thesimplereader's review against another edition
3.0
3 ⭐️
toxic, pretentious, and self-important characters acting like they're more mature and unique than they really are
toxic, pretentious, and self-important characters acting like they're more mature and unique than they really are
madelynh's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It was definitely unsurprising to look this book afterwards and see that the author was inspired by The Secret History. The comparison is also interesting because of how they both put you in the head of the narrator but approached in different ways, in this case in making the reader unsure of what’s real just as much as the narrator. I have mixed feelings on how circular the narration felt at times, but it also did make a certain amount of sense with her situation. I think the ending got the balance of a big reveal right where you’re shocked at some of the things revealed but at the same time it feels like a natural escalation instead of an unearned twist.
taetem's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-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? It's complicated
4.5