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mairi99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Alcohol, Death, and Drug use
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Vomit
shelvesofivy'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Grief, Death of parent, and Vomit
Minor: Sexual content, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury
drugged drinkkait_sixcrowsbooks'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? Yes
4.5
Ace of Shades is the first book in a YA fantasy series that follows good-girl Enne trying to find her adoptive mother Lourdes and gang lord Levi who’s trying to get out from underneath an immense debt. I know one of the comps is Six of Crows and while I don’t really agree wholeheartedly, I do think that there’s a similar vibe, especially in the later half of the book.
Overall, I quite enjoyed the book — the characters were engaging, and I thought the plot was interesting. While I was a bit lost re: the worldbuilding and the different families and such, it wasn’t enough that I was completely confused on what was going on. I think it’s one of those things you pick up more as you go throughout the series. The beginning was a tad slow, but I think the story starts to really take hold and shine once you get past the first hundred pages. And even the first part of the book isn’t necessarily bad — I was enjoying the deep dive as Enne explored New Reynes trying to look for Lourdes. It just took a while to fully grip me is all.
But yeah, I really can’t wait to see what’s next for this crew of characters; I can tell it’s gonna be something big.
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death
Minor: Pedophilia, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
sp522's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Pedophilia, Drug use, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
sarah_cameron'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
4.5
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, and Violence
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Vomit
mars1111'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Torture, Murder, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Gun violence, Vomit, War, Police brutality, and Pedophilia
Minor: Slavery and Fire/Fire injury
pitschi'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
3.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Addiction, Pedophilia, Vomit, and Drug use