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clownfish's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
A very entertaining story! I love time loops and this one was a lot of fun. The main character and the love interest have a nice chemistry.
The writing is a little flowery and cheesy at times but in a way that works well with the POV character and the setting.
The writing is a little flowery and cheesy at times but in a way that works well with the POV character and the setting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Homophobia
vayx's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book has a really interesting premise, and the execution is pretty good, but the great plot hook and pretty good execution of said plot hook gets weighed down by a wordy heroine with an overdeveloped case of side character syndrome who would benefit from sitting down and thinking about what she could actually do (and then doing it) rather than talking about not knowing what to do. Beyond the somewhat wordy declarations of her own futility, the book is quite interesting. Some of the side characters are a real treat and i enjoyed the complicated court intrigued painted in the book.
Content Warnings
Minor: Homophobia
A side character is presented as bisexual. This isn't a problem for the main character, but there are a few mentions of his sexuality creating problems for his marriage prospects at court, i.e. very subtle homophobia.
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