wet_towlette's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Spoiler
Orion didn't know her true identity for sooo long. then it had a bit of dramatic lead-up to the reveal and I thought that that would also mean there would be a confrontation but there wasn't. I just really wanted to see that scene cause it felt like it was working up to it and it didn't happen.Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and War
Moderate: Medical content, Colonisation, Grief, and Abandonment
savanah's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Murder and War
Minor: Transphobia
teddy_books'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: Violence, Murder, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and War
Minor: Transphobia
clairehreads22'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
Spoiler
Graphic: Blood and Violence
Moderate: Murder and War
hannahcomer4d's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.25
A couple of downsides:
I wanted more Shakespeare references. So little related to *As You Like It* that it almost felt unnecessary to link the two stories.
Priest was built up as this big deal of a character, but then Priest seemed completely uninvolved in the plot. Did Priest ever really do much of anything?
Both of these things, though, could be easily resolved in the sequel. I'm eagerly awaiting more!
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: War and Murder
woolgatherer's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: War
luverbyrd'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? It's complicated
5.0
Minor: Gun violence, Violence, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
angelsfw'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: Gun violence and Murder
Moderate: Car accident and War
dame_samara's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
It would be wrong to say "It's Gay and It Slaps" but this book does squarely sit in the Queer Rep, category. With Celia taking a much more prominent role in this book alongside her sister Rosalind, who we find out sits somewhere in the ace spectrum.
This book was honestly a blast from beginning to end for me, I enjoyed the switch in Point of Views between Rosalind, Orion, Celia, and Oliver. Though later we drop off more to just Rosalind and Orion's POV.
I was a sucker for the Married for The Mission plotline, paired with Rosalind trying to do Spy work when normally her normal area is strictly assassinations. Also Orion and and Rosalind's banter is top notch the entire time, and also adorable especially the way Orion's terms of endearment shift towards Rosalind as they grow closer.
Other fun things you can find: Stereotypical Sexualized Gun Vehicle Fight Movie Scenes
The twists that are pulled out or the woodwork at the end of this book. Had me honestly so excited, because I'm normally the type of person who puts pieces together before the big reveal but I was genuinely shocked, I had to pause and get up from my desk at work to process what just happened after the first reveal because it was so shocking.
Then our second reveal, I do feel like I have to reread this book with that knowledge to see if I can find any clues in the text that would have clued me into them as our BBEG.
The third reveal ended up being the only one that I was even semi close on and even then I had uncertainty on who that individual was, especially after the first reveal. But looking back all the close Gong gives since in alluding to them.
TLDR: This Book was great, I love this series, someone come read it with me so I can gush about it.
Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Torture, Death, and Gore
Moderate: War, Torture, and Body horror
Minor: Death of parent and Child death
bookcaptivated'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
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Violence, and Body horror
Moderate: Stalking and Gun violence
Minor: War