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barda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Self harm
Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying
crystalisreading's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Suicide
charloforce's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Moderate: Torture and Murder
Minor: War
celinbean'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
4.0
it was a little predictable but that didn’t really dampen my enjoyment of the whole thing i was giddily waiting for everything i assumed was going to happen to happen and it delivered every time 😌
Graphic: Child abuse and Eating disorder
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Self harm, and Blood
aas'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
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
lilifane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This one is much darker than Sorcery of Thorns, but I loved the atmosphere so much. The story takes place in a France inspired fantasy world that reminded me a lot of the atmosphere in A Plague Tale (just with ghosts/demons instead of rats). I also loved the characters with all my heart. Artemisia, the traumatized nun with social anxiety and a penchant for self sabotaging, and the Revenant, an ancient, grumpy demon that wants to kill everyone, are just a great pair. Their banter is the best and the way their "relationship" develops is so wholesome. Also, amazing side characters, character dynamics and character development in general. And it never gets boring, the plot progresses at a constant pace and although you see a lot of things coming, there are still some unexpected twists.
There was some really interesting discussion about the masses idolizing/worshiping a person and basically making them a symbol for their religion and how this affects this person.
I'm actually sad to leave this world behind.
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying and Grief
squid_sunfish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Bullying, Self harm, and War
anniereads221's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
natsbooknook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Artemisia is untrained and bound to a spirit of great power, but she must fight the forces threatening humanity all while preventing her revenant from betraying her.
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The first chapter or so wasn't of great interest to me, in fact, I had actually almost paused reading it in favor of something else that has been sitting on my shelf for a few months. I'm incredibly pleased that I kept reading though because after that initial chapter or two, the story picks up and I was hooked. Although the story is very mission oriented and character driven, the world Margaret Rogerson created is a very interesting one and I would love to read more about it.
I think one of my favorite aspects was the Revenant itself and just this tense feeling that neither we as the reader nor our main protagonist really know what it's motives are, which really adds to the story.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Vespertine
Moderate: Child abuse and Self harm
Minor: Bullying
chamaeleontis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and War