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jenny_librarian's review
3.0
The story was all over the place, with secrets on top of secrets on top of secrets. They lost me halfway through with all the spy agencies/ secret societies and royal intrigues. I didn’t really connect with any of the characters, and the ones I did appreciate weren’t developed well enough in my opinion.
It’s not a bad book, I just didn’t care for it.
Graphic: Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Violence
Minor: Infidelity and Sexual harassment
carolined314's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Confinement, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Torture and Infidelity
friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Abandonment, Classism, and Death
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Drug use, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Murder, Blood, Forced institutionalization, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Gaslighting, Outing, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual assault, Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Suicidal thoughts, and War
aqulia's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Violence, Murder, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Kidnapping
Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Alcohol, and Sexual content
fbzcab'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
Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Murder
foreverinastory'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
Rep: demi-biromantic asexual female MC, trans male asexual side character, gay Black male side character, elderly Black female side character, queer supporting characters, queer-norm world.
CWs: alcohol consumption, blood, death, death of parents, fire/fire injury, gaslighting/manipulation, grief, injury/injury detail, murder, toxic relationship, violence. Moderate: suicidal thoughts, suicide attempt (does not go through with it), attempted kidnapping, drug use (consensual and non-consensual). Minor: infidelity.
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, and Drug use
Minor: Infidelity