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ashlikes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicide, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Cursing, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Alcohol, and Colonisation
maeverose's review
I wasn’t hating it but I was bored and could tell I wasn’t gonna like it by the end.
Some things that bothered me:
(Mild spoilers)
- Myrra as a character. She manipulated a guy who was in love with her purely for her own gain, even leaving the baby in an alley to go have sex with him.
- The writing feels too YA. I’m confused about how old Jake and Sem were, as Jake was treated like a 14 year old by his dad and Sem acted like a moody teen and was described as having ‘nervous adolescent energy’. Creepy when you know Myrra is 25…
- It’s overwritten imo. If you like the characters you might not mind it going off on tangents or flashbacks about their past, but I found it boring. It also felt a bit repetitive with Myrra’s intrusive thoughts, but then again as someone who often has intrusive thoughts that is just kind of what they’re like. Annoying to read though.
- Tobias immediately defending and siding with Myrra on very little basis. And his quick developing feelings for her, again for no real reason.
- The science isn’t well explained and I’m pretty sure there’s no way a ship like this could exist or work.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Slavery, Suicide, Blood, and Classism
Moderate: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Police brutality, and Colonisation
Minor: Ableism, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy
The main character has a lot of intrusive thoughts about death and body horror. In one scene she cuts a hand off a corpse. She also manipulated someone she was in a relationship with.samara's review
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, and Pregnancy