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quillify_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
THIS BOOK ANNIHILATED ME WHAT THE HELL??????
CHLOE GONG NEEDS TO PAY FOR MY THERAPY BILLS BECAUSE WHAT WAS THAT ENDING!?!? WHY AM I IN LOVE WITH BOOKS THAT HAVE AN AMBIGUOUS ENDING???
*deep breath* *inhale* *exhale* POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD!!!
Okay. Alright. I'm fine. I survived reading this book. I had the excuse of exams to hold off because I was scared but in the end my curiosity caught up to the trick. So here I am, wondering what the hell happened.
The characters, as always are *chef's kiss*. Alisa Montagova has become my new favourite kid. That girl deserves so much more than being kidnapped at every turn, oh my god ;-;
Ben and Mars deserve all the happiness in the world. I was having a headache because of Ben's sadness, and every time they both were close to meeting, something would happen. It felt like watching a Hindi TV serial drama in the best way, of course. Because their reunion was so satisfying. And Marshall and Juliette really did have the cutest friendship ever. Appreciate the m/f platonic relationship without any cumbersome romance.Wonder why we had to be told that the boys were off living life instead of being shown all their happiness. Yeah, this is me begging for a BenMars novella ;-;
I really, really, really loved Kathleen's(or as I should call her now: Celia) character development. She is another one of my favourites beside Alisa and the main characters.
In addition, the angst and tension between Roma and Juliette was done really well. They ripped my heart out and then stitched it together and then repeated the process. The only iffy thing was when the truth of Juliette's actions was revealed, they zoomed a bit too fast into kissing and whispering I-love-yous when Juliette hadkilled Tyler just hours ago I dunno about you, but it just seemed a bit too fast for both of them to go from hate-loving each other to sexy times. Or maybe this is just another ace thing. \_(O_O)_/
The book dragged just a little bit at around the 75% mark but that's probably because I figured out who was up to those shenanigans in the city and was waiting for the mains to come to the realization. The rest of it though: the references from the Shakespeare play, the climax, Roma and Juliette and their struggle with their parents, all of it was amazing. Really appreciated the talk on colonization and the white people jokes (thank you Miss Cai <3)
CHLOE GONG NEEDS TO PAY FOR MY THERAPY BILLS BECAUSE WHAT WAS THAT ENDING!?!? WHY AM I IN LOVE WITH BOOKS THAT HAVE AN AMBIGUOUS ENDING???
*deep breath* *inhale* *exhale* POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD!!!
Okay. Alright. I'm fine. I survived reading this book. I had the excuse of exams to hold off because I was scared but in the end my curiosity caught up to the trick. So here I am, wondering what the hell happened.
The characters, as always are *chef's kiss*. Alisa Montagova has become my new favourite kid. That girl deserves so much more than being kidnapped at every turn, oh my god ;-;
Ben and Mars deserve all the happiness in the world. I was having a headache because of Ben's sadness, and every time they both were close to meeting, something would happen. It felt like watching a Hindi TV serial drama in the best way, of course. Because their reunion was so satisfying. And Marshall and Juliette really did have the cutest friendship ever. Appreciate the m/f platonic relationship without any cumbersome romance.
I really, really, really loved Kathleen's
In addition, the angst and tension between Roma and Juliette was done really well. They ripped my heart out and then stitched it together and then repeated the process. The only iffy thing was when the truth of Juliette's actions was revealed, they zoomed a bit too fast into kissing and whispering I-love-yous when Juliette had
The book dragged just a little bit at around the 75% mark but that's probably because I figured out who was up to those shenanigans in the city and was waiting for the mains to come to the realization. The rest of it though: the references from the Shakespeare play, the climax, Roma and Juliette and their struggle with their parents, all of it was amazing. Really appreciated the talk on colonization and the white people jokes (thank you Miss Cai <3)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Cursing, Sexism, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
nicolibby's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Gun violence
Moderate: Gore and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Misogyny and Sexism