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orakuruno's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Slavery, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
olivia_k_wood'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? No
3.0
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Physical abuse, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
picaresquedreamer'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, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Racism and Classism
herlenebwriter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Xenophobia
Minor: Violence
cherryfreckle'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
pelb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit
valorelei's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Death of parent
simonizzys'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism and Blood
Minor: Cursing
samflowerv6's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse.
“Most of all, I hate you because I think of you. Often. It's disgusting, and I can't stop.”
“Have I told you how hideous you look tonight?” Cardan asks, leaning back in the elaborately carved chair, the warmth of his words turning the question into something like a compliment.
“No” I say, glad to be annoyed back into the present. “Tell me.”
"I can't.”
“If you hurt me, I wouldn't cry. I would hurt you back.”
“So I am to sit here and feed you information,” Cardan says, leaning against a hickory tree. “And you’re to go charm royalty? That seems entirely backward.”
I fix him with a look. “I can be charming. I charmed you, didn’t I?”
He rolls his eyes. “Do not expect others to share my depraved tastes.”
“I am going to keep on defying you. I am going to shame you with my defiance. You remind me that I am a mere mortal and you are a prince of Faerie. Well, let me remind you that means you have much to lose and I have nothing. You may win in the end, you may ensorcell me and hurt me and humiliate me, but I will make sure you lose everything I can take from you on the way down. I promise you this is the least of what I can do.”
“Instead of being afraid, I could become something to fear.”
“Father, I am what you made me. I’ve become your daughter after all.”
“Let's have a toast. To the incompetence of our enemies.”
“You really do want me,' I say, close enough to feel the warmth of his breath as it hitches. 'And you hate it.”
“Cardan looks at me as though he's never seen me before. He looks at me as though no one has ever spoken to him like this. Maybe no one has.”
“I get why he chose her. I just wish she had chosen me.”
“It's shocking," he says, as though he's giving me some great compliment. "I know humans can lie, but to watch you do it is incredible. Do it again.”
“I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.”
“He stares at me as though I am a stranger, but I have never felt less like one. For the first time, we are both unmasked.”
“Faeries make up for their inability to lie with a panoply of deceptions and cruelties. Twisted words, pranks, omissions, riddles, scandals, not to mention their revenges upon one another for ancient, half-remembered slights. Storms are less fickle than they are, seas less capricious.”
“There is a pleasure in being with them,” he says. “Taking what we wish, indulging in every terrible thought. There’s safety in being awful.”
“Crowns of flowers on our heads, shooting bows and arrows at the sky. Eating candied violets and falling asleep with our heads pillowed on logs. We were children. Children can laugh all day and still cry themselves to sleep at night.”
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
st1tchedheart'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
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail