lex_justlex's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Violence, and Death of parent
brittradomski's review
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
abi_shaw's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
megalynnee's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
cassandra_dhanda's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. I really enjoyed it, I wanna know what happens next, liked the characters. Would recommend!
trippalli's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Interesting fairy teen story reminded me of serpent and the thorn but much less developed and darker with a fairly shallow plot and unsatisfying ending
bekkz27's review against another edition
1.0
This book was a hot mess. The main character was the equivalent of an original Disney princess. "I have cool powers and I just met this boy. I must be in love! Hi, the random person I have never met before saying they are my aunt. I am going to trust you 100%. I will do anything you say and not question any of it." Amethyst is so basic and woefully stupid that the book was hard to slog through. The ending was unsatisfying and honestly, rushed. It felt like the author ran out of stuff to talk about and just ended it.
The only redeeming quality of this book is Ben. He deserves so much more than this fever dream. Why is it that the secondary characters are so much more interesting than the main character? That is the mark of a terrible book. I said what I said.
The only redeeming quality of this book is Ben. He deserves so much more than this fever dream. Why is it that the secondary characters are so much more interesting than the main character? That is the mark of a terrible book. I said what I said.
ditte's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
shamelessbibliophile's review against another edition
2.0
More like one star, maybe 1.5- the author was good at description and inner monologue (extra star because there were a couple times when I actually thought ‘huh, cool way to describe that.’) … terrible at everything else.