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kat_andherbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I'm not as eager to get into the next book as I'd thought I would be :/
Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, and Grief
Moderate: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
soph22's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Animal death, Classism, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, and Slavery
Minor: War, Violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
anielabooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Classism, Animal death, War, and Death
Moderate: Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Slavery
Minor: Abandonment, Confinement, Rape, Grief, Excrement, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Death of parent
lujisa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: War and Death
Moderate: Suicide, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death of parent
leahmaslin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Rape
a_tiny_crow'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: War, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Gore, and Alcohol
World building is great, but the characters are a little simplistic and tropey. Also I just can't take the Darkling seriously with a name like that. Like a 10-year-old's idea of a badass name for their online goth avatar.rachellewiski's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Grief, and Violence
Minor: Sexual assault
katsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
“Like calls to like.”
I had a lot of fun with this book. I legitimately read the whole thing in one day. The adventure was a lot of fun and I enjoyed the world-building. I would give adult readers the caveat that this is very much a young adult novel. I've seen quite a lot of reviews that dragged the book because the characters acted like young adults. For example, I've seen a few reviews that really disliked Alina because she really embodied the Not-Like-Other-Girls trope. Which is completely fair, because she definitely does, but the story is also told in the first person so, as someone who works with young adults, Alina feeling out of place and like she doesn't belong 100 percent rings true to me. This book also features the Chosen One trope which I enjoy a lot. One of my only actual critiques is that I wish we would have been able to get to know Mal a little bitter. As a reader, I cared about him because Alina did but it would've been to care for him as a character in his own right. I'm definitely going to pick up the next two volumes.
Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Kidnapping, War, and Xenophobia
safety_pin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War
Moderate: Abandonment, Colonisation, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Slavery
annabeedell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Violence, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood
Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol