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carefulfearanddeaddevotion's review
- 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
5.0
i adoreeee both August and Kate, they're so funny and charming and sweet and i just wanna cup em in my hands. was giggling and kicking my feet every two pages. the supporting cast was maybe a tiny bit flat, but idrc because i just <3 A&K soo much.
I love a good R&J-adjacent story (basically just two kids from rival families making googly eyes at each other. do not like the "everyone dies" part of R&J - i'm a sucker for a happy ending idc), and now you've gone and added MONSTERS to it?? omg yes. lovee the parallel of August struggling against his nature and wanting to be human the whole book
the one and only thing that made me "hmmmm🤔": I don't really understand why self-defense makes you a "sinner". like, i get "for the plot," or whatever
anyway, two thumbs up
ooohhh also very intrigued by the fact that
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit, Gun violence, Death of parent, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Car accident, and War
Minor: Domestic abuse
jennastopreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death, Violence, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, and Vomit
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, and Car accident
sarawagistrom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Vomit and Blood
Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Car accident
bookcaptivated's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, Violence, Car accident, and Murder
Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Slavery, Vomit, War, and Stalking
meg_elyse'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
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Vomit, and Medical content
Minor: Torture, Religious bigotry, and Mass/school shootings
maddy_s'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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Medical content, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Grief, Murder, and Gore
Minor: Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Eating disorder, Confinement, Abandonment, Cursing, and Gun violence
creepypiespice's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Gore, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, Kidnapping, and Mass/school shootings
mannifran'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
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Torture, Gore, Grief, Death, and Car accident