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s3ag0at'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? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit
atamano's review
- 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? Yes
2.75
Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Toxic relationship, Blood, and Classism
yessicookie'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
3.0
I will issue a content/trigger warning for those with a fear of plants growing under their skin that is a recurring theme throughout the entire book.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness
Moderate: Body horror and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse and Emotional abuse
asahome's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Medical content
Moderate: Bullying, Vomit, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content
Ableism:camiandkitread's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Drug abuse, and Abandonment
Minor: Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
queenkath32's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Body horror, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
lilawsahar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
mimmixoxo's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Medical trauma
libriinks'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: Body horror, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
blacksphinx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book has a strong "fanfic author's first original fic" vibe. There is very little world building in this novel, and things you might think warrant an explanation (like the magic system) are glossed over, like we're already supposed to know. It's partially centered around a variation on a fanfic trope - hanahaki disease - and there's a small scene lifted directly from Ghibli's Howl's Moving Castle movie. In fact, our protagonist's two-syllable name, her light blue and light green dresses, her long hair plaited into a braid, and our wizard love interest's black hair kept me wondering... If this started life as a HMC's fanfic I would not be surprised.
Overall, this is a book that comfortably fits in the YA section and would probably be a delight in most middle school or high school libraries. (This book also needs an LGBT+ tag on here, it's a queernormative setting.)
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Medical content
Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Mental illness and Fire/Fire injury
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