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georgeeporge's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
An unfortunate miss for me. I love a bit of magical realism, but its of so poorly executed.
Its a story of daughters, of girls becoming women, discovering their true powers and where their morales really lie when faced with a terrible choice. Pick the side of evil and live, pick the side of good and die.
The formatting was off, with five main protagonists and short chapters that insisted in covering all their stories, some in first person and others in third person, it made it horribly jumpy and repetitive.
I also don't understand why the author was obsessed with adultifying these 17 years old?! How is one at uni sleeping with a professor, two should've been in care with one was running a cafe living with her Gran who had alzheimer's and another without any living legal guardian at all. Only one had any form of a realistic living situation at all!
It is a hard no from me.
Its a story of daughters, of girls becoming women, discovering their true powers and where their morales really lie when faced with a terrible choice. Pick the side of evil and live, pick the side of good and die.
The formatting was off, with five main protagonists and short chapters that insisted in covering all their stories, some in first person and others in third person, it made it horribly jumpy and repetitive.
I also don't understand why the author was obsessed with adultifying these 17 years old?! How is one at uni sleeping with a professor, two should've been in care with one was running a cafe living with her Gran who had alzheimer's and another without any living legal guardian at all. Only one had any form of a realistic living situation at all!
It is a hard no from me.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
davidreyno's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Sort of a merge between fairy tales and gothic horror, the lead-in for the five main characters stretches too long in my opinion ... it could have covered 15-20 days rather than 30, and still have established everything necessary to the ending. Still, it was an enjoyable tale lead by three female heros and one female anti-hero.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Murder
jacquelynjoan's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It's not it's fault I didn't love it. It's more YA than I prefer and more conflict than I prefer. Not as witchy as I like and too much time with the girls apart. But definitely all about the power of girls friendships, imperfect parents.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, and Death of parent
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