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rosesandproses'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
4.5
Wes and Vincent are both very engaging characters, and I appreciated how the audiobook narrator distinguished between them. Don't care for the male-trying-to-sound-female for the women's voices but that's a problem I run into with audiobooks narrated by male/lower voices. They all just sound too catty? I wouldn't mention it, but I think it impacted how I took to the character, Kendall. I think she was supposed to be more likable. Also, the two main women voices were so similar that I thought they were the same person for way longer than I should've?
As someone who's currently working with a miscommunication trope in my own novel WIP, I felt like I learned a lot about what would be tolerable and how to handle the trope in my own story. I also like how the modern communication (Griffin, which I think is comparable to Discord) was used. I do plan to get a physical copy to make notes in.
The "twist" was also fairly brilliant, if hints of it were a touch predictable. Then again, nothing is truly original, although I believe this book gets pretty darn close!!! Enjoyed how the plot played out, at any rate.
Overall, this book was enjoyable to listen to while I worked on a sewing project. I'm interested in the other books in the series, but I'm not ready to give up Vincent and Wes for new characters.
Graphic: Violence and Blood
Moderate: Death and Drug use
Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts
It's a vampire novel...there's blood and some violence. Doesn't cross into gore, in my opinion, and is tasteful for the setting.shiradfrankel'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
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma
pengustorm's review against another edition
Moderate: Drug use and Kidnapping
nat_kiverse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, and Alcohol
brimmsy'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
3.0
I think I'm just not the target audience for this book, but I still liked it overall.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Alcohol
anniereads221's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Medical experimentation Non consensual blood sucking (addressed) Manipulationtinyelfarcanist'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
3.5
I didn't feel particularly connected to the characters. The romance felt a little bit too insta-love for me after they had just spent an evening together. There's talk about the need for therapy, but I believe it comes a little too late when things have already escalated.
I like Bryn's recurring theme of tearing down big corporations. That and fishnet gloves have made an appearance in both books I've read by the author. (If I had a nickel for every time I've found fishnet gloves in their books, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.)
In this book's world, there's blatant discrimination against vampires and they are treated as sub-human. There are clear parallels between those and real-life marginalized groups like immigrants, queer and disabled people.
There's an extra scene teasing what's to come for book 2, which sounds promising.
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Outing
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Stalking