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lozziereads'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
like i have some other things to say but i’m going mad rn so i’m going to keep them inside for right now.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Abandonment
aliyachaudhry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism
drkappitan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.25
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking
kynajayne'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
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Violence, and Kidnapping
boglord's review
- 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? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Blood, Grief, and Abandonment
clairew97'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
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
lilifane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Sigh. I was looking forward to this book because I had enjoyed the first one despite the story being so vague. But at least the characters were interesting and most of them fun to be in the head of. And I was curious about the library and what this whole plot was all about.
So imagine my disappointment when I didn't get answers at all, but even more questions. Plus, the characters were more annoying than before. Don't get me wrong, the ones I loved, I loved with all my heart. But I didn't care for the rest. In the first book, I at least found them intriguing or hated them. But this time I didn't feel anything for the majority of them. And I missed the fun banter from book one.
Plus, despite spending 2 full books in the heads of these characters, their actions are not very understandable to me. Lashing out for no reason at all, every single one of them. I don't understand the motivations of like 80% of the characters.
The biggest weakness is the absence of a plot, though. There were several strands of plot that lead nowhere, which was frustrating because why even write it when you drop it and never pick it up again? And that one story line that actually felt like the center of the book... ended very abruptly. I was so intrigued by the paradox, and I was hoping to explore it more. But nope, things just happened off page and then the book was over. Literally.
Despite the weaknesses I still enjoyed the reading experience for some weird reason, the audiobook was fun to listen to and there were things that kept me going till the very end. I mean, the last page was definitely worth it for me. I just feel we could have gotten there much, much quicker.
Yes, I will read the third book. Maybe there was a reason for all the unnecessary stuff in this book after all, who knows.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder
soniajoy98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Confinement, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
queenie_ofthe_void's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Edit 5 minutes after finishing the review: I just read my review of the first book and forgot to mention the increased amount of pseudointellectual bullshit in the internal monlogues. Way too much freshman 101 class theories and not enough character interaction to make up for the increased use of the miscommunication trope to keep the plot going. Honestly I had high hopes for this book...
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
deliriah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol