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crystalleighwrites's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Picked up in second half. Overall, a good read.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Infertility, Suicide, Blood, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
zosiablue's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Fun enough! Paris, weird Succession-style family, Eyes Wife Shut-esque night club, a whippet named Benoit, lots of incidental French, murder, mystery, pastries. Agatha Christie locked room style like Foley does well. I would like a whippet, a croissant, and a cigarette now please.
Graphic: Trafficking
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Slavery, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Suicide
neurospicyreader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Addiction
t_higgsreviews's review against another edition
4.5
CAWPILE = 7.93
Graphic: Death, Slavery, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide
julied's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
kt2e56's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I think hiring actual French voice actors (or in the case of The Concierge, an Albanian voice actor) would have helped quite a bit.
Speaking of Jess, she was Bella Swan levels of bland which was extra apparent when other characters would try and describe her as “fiery” or “brave” or “in love with danger.” She’s quite literally none of those things? She’s just a blank slate protagonist that spends all of her time moping.
Another chemistry issue was between
This was a big disappointment for me. I’ve seen it hyped up and it really did have me interested in those first few chapters but it just seemed to spiral out of control from the author.
Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Slavery, and Trafficking
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Blood, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
franklola's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Trafficking
Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Deportation
maggies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
thefaultismine's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Biphobia, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy
breezer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Slavery, Suicide, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Alcohol