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amaranth_wytch's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death, and Racism
Minor: Car accident
beathebumblebee'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
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Violence, Police brutality, Death, and Murder
hannahbailey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
The novel started with an interesting premise, lots of things were going wrong for different characters in mysterious circumstances. But after the initial few chapters the excitement stops. What follows is a very clunky narrative, packed full of exposition and adverbs. An example: instead of "she said" it was always "she said sadly/happily/slowly/calmly/angrily". This is fine every now and then, but the constant use of adverbs to tell the reader how someone is feeling is poor writing! Show me how they feel in their expression, their words, their body language–don't use adverbs as a replacement for this!
The characters also seemed interesting to start, I liked that it followed a dad and daughter, as well as an 'older' woman (she was 40 lol), rather than your stereotypical girlboss 16-year old. However, these characters quickly became so boring! It was a shame to see the 19-year-old daughter written as a spoiled, moody teenager. It would've worked had she been 14, but 19 is literally adult age, so it didn't work at all.
Plot-wise it didn't get much better. It had potential but it was bogged down by too many weak characters and location jumps. And the epilogue? Idek what to say. It reminds me of Vox, with the way that the author intends for it to be feminist, but it entirely misses the point of feminism. Men helped to save the day at crucial points of the book's plot, without much explanation as to why they did vs why the women didn't. The villains were caricatures, although I'd go as far to say all the characters were.
If you're on the hunt for good books about witches, I'd strongly recommend The Once and Future Witches, my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Graphic: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, and War
amberrenfrey'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Xenophobia, Violence, Torture, Sexism, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Cursing, Car accident, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Medical content, Hate crime, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Death, Misogyny, Grief, and Confinement