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dreamweaver's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The narration was a little exposition-heavy, especially at the beginning, but fell into a better rhythm as the book moved on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Body horror, Terminal illness, and Murder
Minor: Cancer
librarianlirael's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The first half of this drags, and I guessed the murderer and motivations within the first 30 pages. The last half was pretty good though, with two twists I almost didn't see coming.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Cancer and Terminal illness
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
mfrisk's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- 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
I really loved this book ๐ it had witchiness, sisterhood/friendship, family relationships, and I enjoyed the split perspective throughout the book and how the sisters grew together. I hope in future books we can learn even more about other characters mentioned in the book as I feel like this have us a glimpse into the world but Iโd love to learn even more. Not to mention the action when it ramped up was great. I caught the twist earlier on but still enjoyed how it played out and the getting there too.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Death and Terminal illness
achay91's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Cursing and Torture
Minor: Animal death and Cancer
yvonne_cl's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Confinement
faithfullymoonstruck's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Minor: Murder
lairofbooks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Minor: Cancer
mmc27's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-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
4.0
This is a great read! I enjoyed the twist on sorority life by having them be a coven of witches. I also enjoyed it wasn't stereotypical sorority girls the entire time, but the girls are genuine and care for one another. This story takes you on twists and turns while going back and forth between a young naive witch and a more experienced witch who while they're dealing with this greater struggle as a group, both witches have eternal conflicts.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Torture
whatellisreadnext's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
"๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ณ๐บ ๐ช๐ด ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐จ๐บ๐ฏ๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ง๐ช๐ต?"
Vivi has never lived anywhere long enough to make friends. Her Mother up and moves their life everytime her tarot cards show danger on the horizon. But finally she is free, about to start her first semester at Westerly College. She finds herself pledging to be apart of The Ravens, but she has no idea that these aren't just regular sorority girls, they're witches.
The Ravens is absolutely dripping in witchy shenanigans and girl power. I was just singing "Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves' in my head whilst reading. This was just the fun, and engaging read I needed, and once I hit the halfway point, I couldn't read it fast enough.
Vivi Devereaux and Scarlett Winter (now those are some badass witch names) are the two perspectives we switch between in the book. I often find with YA that a lot of the characters can feel a bit samey, but these two girls couldn't be more different. I really loved the contrasting driving forces to both of the narratives, and how their stories came together.
If you love magic academic settings, then you need to add this to your reading list immediately. There's a sequel out early next year called The Monarchs, and I am dying to get my hands on it. I recommend reading this with your own coven, chatting about this one with @littleredlibrary and @bristolianbooks made the experience even more fun.
Thanks so much to Hodder for the gifted copy of this one ๐งก
Vivi has never lived anywhere long enough to make friends. Her Mother up and moves their life everytime her tarot cards show danger on the horizon. But finally she is free, about to start her first semester at Westerly College. She finds herself pledging to be apart of The Ravens, but she has no idea that these aren't just regular sorority girls, they're witches.
The Ravens is absolutely dripping in witchy shenanigans and girl power. I was just singing "Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves' in my head whilst reading. This was just the fun, and engaging read I needed, and once I hit the halfway point, I couldn't read it fast enough.
Vivi Devereaux and Scarlett Winter (now those are some badass witch names) are the two perspectives we switch between in the book. I often find with YA that a lot of the characters can feel a bit samey, but these two girls couldn't be more different. I really loved the contrasting driving forces to both of the narratives, and how their stories came together.
If you love magic academic settings, then you need to add this to your reading list immediately. There's a sequel out early next year called The Monarchs, and I am dying to get my hands on it. I recommend reading this with your own coven, chatting about this one with @littleredlibrary and @bristolianbooks made the experience even more fun.
Thanks so much to Hodder for the gifted copy of this one ๐งก
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent