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savage_book_review's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
However, the narrators were all wrong for the characters in my opinion. The biggest issue for me is that Tristan's narrator has a voice that sounds far too old for the character! When paired with the youthful, saccharine sweet voice of Sara's narrator, this alone detracts greatly from his character. It made it really hard to imagine him as a devastatingly handsome 26 year old dark Prince and kept giving me big age gap, overbearing letch vibes. Sara's voice is probably a bit closer to my expectations, but it felt like it was missing the core of steel that the character has - she almost has the opposite problem of sounding too young. There was also a lot of gasping for breath between sentences, which got on my nerves after a while.
As a whole, it does do a good job at bringing the story to life, and in some respects I think it probably does a better job than the paperback at conveying the build up. But it does also highlight some of the flaws in the writing (I didn't realise the amount of times a character 'tsks' until I listened to this!) which you probably don't notice as prominently when reading a physical copy.
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Abortion, Outing, and Alcohol
kylasmv15's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical content, Abortion, and Alcohol
colorcrystals'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
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Physical abuse, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia, Racism, Abortion, and Pregnancy
hannibanani29's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
ktpayne'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? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence
Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Blood
chilivanilli28's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Homophobia