dragonaion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
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put his books into the story, have his characters read the same books we are, and used them as plot toolsSpoiler
Nothing like having a awkward living-then-dead love triangle where the boy kills himself a second time to let the other two girls come back to life to let them forever in a "cabin by a lake" while he's moping alone in the underworld!The trilogy will end with this book, there's definitely nothing else, and that's arguably for the better.
Graphic: Cursing, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Murder, Confinement, Gore, Classism, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Torture
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, and Fire/Fire injury
karalara'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: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Grief, Violence, Murder, Gore, Sexual content, Animal death, Blood, and Misogyny
lettigirl101's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Excrement, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Torture, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Self harm, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Slavery, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
ieneh'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: Blood, Cursing, Death, Gore, Murder, and Sexual content
nekromancess's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Murder, and Violence
finkydink's review against another edition
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AshSpoiler
bury your gaysGraphic: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Excrement
Minor: Incest
breezer'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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Suicide
wardenred's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Part of having is the fear of losing.
Part of creating is the fear of breaking.
Part of beginning is the fear of your ending.
Fear is never a choice.
Never a choice.
But letting it rule you is.
I've started this review a few times and inevitably descended into lots and lots of spoilers for the entire trilogy. So instead of listing my entire jumble of thoughts, I'll be brief. This is a wonderful conclusion to the trilogy, unexpected in the way only inevitable things can be. It's got plenty of blood, sharp twists, sharper wit, characters fluent in deadpan snark, beautiful moments of pathos, horrible depictions of deaths, interesting worldbuilding, and, of course, vengeance. The book made me laugh a lot and cry at least four times.
Also, early on I thought the author was being too quick with revealing a few things the previous two novels were building up to. But the way he then twisted those reveals, and how much more exciting stuff he built upon them? Perfection.
Read for the following October 2020 readathons:
- BooAThon: Blood
- StrangeAThon: Finish a series
- Sbooktober: Fantasy Costume (Fantasy)
- Gothtober2020: Female protagonist
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, and Sexual content
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Pedophilia