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dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
There are a lot of things that bothered me about this book:
- both the language and the mindset were way too modern
- victor's dark and bad side wasn't explored enough to make him interesting but enough to make him unlikeable
- it's gross that both Konrad and Victor were in love with Elizabeth who was raised as their sister and even worse that Elizabeth viewed Victor as a brother but was in love with his twin
However it was a dark and interesting idea and there were a lot of plotwists I did not expect.
- both the language and the mindset were way too modern
- victor's dark and bad side wasn't explored enough to make him interesting but enough to make him unlikeable
- it's gross that both Konrad and Victor were in love with Elizabeth who was raised as their sister and even worse that Elizabeth viewed Victor as a brother but was in love with his twin
However it was a dark and interesting idea and there were a lot of plotwists I did not expect.
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Ableism, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexism
typedtruths's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
A cousin incest love triangle, a poorly-represented disabled villain, and a protagonist who sexually assault a character twice? Yeah, nah.
➸ Trigger warnings formisogyny, ableism, incest (cousin), sexual assault*, parental abandonment & child neglect mentioned, serious terminal illness of a child, medical treatment & procedures including amputation and blood tests, needles, emesis, death of a brother, animal attack, and graphic animal death.
*Two on-page scenes, including one where the main character pretends to be his identical twin to trick his girlfriend into kissing him and another where he forces a kiss on her .
▷ Representation: Polidor (sc) wheelchair user.
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➸ Trigger warnings for
*Two on-page scenes, including one where the main character pretends to be his identical twin to trick his girlfriend into kissing him and another where he forces a kiss on her
▷ Representation: Polidor (sc) wheelchair user.
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Graphic: Sexual assault and Animal death
Moderate: Ableism, Misogyny, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Child death and Chronic illness
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