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A review by clovelatte
The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Damn. This book dealt with so much pain and violence but the characters are wonderful and I was tense the entire time hoping they would make it through. You absolutely MUST check the content warnings. Things are rough. But also so good. Love these boys.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual content, and Sexual violence