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th3bookthief's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing and Death of parent
sparklefarm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Grief
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: War
amyteurhour's review against another edition
4.0
I feel like this was super slow for the first 2/3-3/4's of the book. There were points that I was worried the storyline was veering towards something I did not want to happen
Throughout the first half, I remember feeling like this story was going to be about processing grief. It kind of is, but later it does hit the more traditional fairy tale tropes as well. The ending made me cry, and I felt a lot of feelings. Overall I enjoyed it, but probably would have rated it higher if the beginning wasn't so long/slow.
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit
quiet_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and War
bookishmagpie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Death, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
katethepodtherapyartist'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? No
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Death, and Vomit
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Death of parent
katipheria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
The book is wonderfully descriptive without being too verbose. It's a bit slow-paced, sometimes to the point of being frustrating
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Child death, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
purplesapphire's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Death of parent
robin_reads'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
4.5
I liked this a lot. It reminded me a bit of "An Enchanment of Ravens" and "Uprooted".
There are one or two things that are left unanswered in my opinion, which I don't like but still it was a nice folklore based book.
The audiobook helped with the Scottish names and the narrator war good too.
Someone said this had spice in it but other than a few mentions of doing more than kissing there was no real mention or a description of it.
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting
Minor: War
booksalacarte's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War