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sydresnik's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Dementia, Stalking, Abortion, and Death of parent
bdavisshannon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Abortion
bookishkale's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
For any interested audio listeners, I thought the narrator did a pretty great job, but sometimes I felt like she had a hard time with Eamon’s voice.
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Emotional abuse, Blood, Abortion, and Abandonment
sunburn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Stalking, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Alcohol
kenzieclark's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Abortion
firefly99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Abortion, and Alcohol
bringmybooks'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
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FIRST THINGS FIRST, I DO RECOMMEND THIS BOOK EVEN THOUGH MOST OF THIS REVIEW SOUNDS LIKE I DON’T
Second things second, although I really liked reading this, there were things that could have made it stronger.
Similar to other books by Adrienne Young (Fable, Saint, Spells for Forgetting), there are a lot of references to things that have happened in the past that could have had a lot more impact had their been (more) flashbacks, or even dual timelines / diary entries, something. I’m being SHOWN things that are happening in the current story, but I’m being TOLD about things that have a lot of bearing on what’s currently happening and that disconnect keeps me from ever being fully invested in the story, if that makes sense?
Also, in the name of all things Aslan, can we please please please stop using “I can’t tell you the answer to the direct question you’re asking me because it’s too dangerous” when it is, in fact, not too dangerous and makes literally zero sense because you’re now putting the character in more danger because they have literally no idea what’s going on?
(Also also, at a certain point I legitimately just stopped trying to make the fantasy aspects make sense because they didn’t and it made me happier just to pretend I understood and keep reading.)
But all of that being said - I loved the idea of this book and even if it’s not going to be a forever favorite, I still really enjoyed reading it and there were one or two things that were legitimately jaw dropping moments and I LOVE having that in books!
Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Mental illness, Stalking, and Abandonment
Minor: Blood, Abortion, and Pregnancy