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ashleynp24's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
The main characters are lovable, but they need to stop being as gullible. That made parts of it hard to get through. Overall, a fun read and the ending murder did surprise me.
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism
cait's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
jamby4546's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, and Abandonment
Drowning mentionlovelymisanthrope's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
"The Awakening" follows twin sisters: Tory and Darcy. Tory and Darcy have been in the foster care system since they were orphaned as babies. Now, 18, and kicked out of the system, they are just trying to make enough money to cover rent. But all of those worries seem inconsequential when they find out they are actually the daughters of the Savage King, and they are the rightful descendants of the fae crown. Now they must go through Zodiac Academy to learn about their true home and fight for their birthright.
This book was very fine. There is a lot of violence, nonconsensual acts, and ALOT of bullying, which I had a pretty good idea about before I started reading this. I found the hazing that the other students put Tory and Darcy through to be really off-putting, and the fact that none of the teachers did anything to remotely stop it was disheartening.
This book is definitely HEAVILY influenced by other popular stories, which is fine, but it made the book feel unoriginal.
I do not know if I will continue in this series, but I can now appreciate why everyone seems so enamored with this series.
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Sexual content
monica0309's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Violence and Death of parent
Minor: Stalking and Abandonment
ifoundcallie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Incest, Torture, Vomit, and Stalking
unicornofthesea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
_alyssar_'s review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Murder
lemonysnicket's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
- It's certainly dark but too dark for my taste.
- Most of the actions are bordering on r*pe if not full on r*pe
- Felt defeating as hell to read. Since this is a first person pov, by the time I was halfway through the book my self confidence was nonexistent. The first book seems to be all about the girls getting their ass handed to them.
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Toxic friendship
Not for the fainthearted.midnacine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
But goddamn, getting past the poor writing was a struggle. About 100 pages in, the only way for me to continue was to start annotating just so I could edit as I read. I restructured sentences, corrected grammar and spelling, and added punctuation where necessary. It honestly felt like no one but the authors read through the book before sending it out to print. And don't even get me started on the fact that Tory and Darcy- two 18-year-old girls who were supposed to have grown up in the US- used terms like "sports kit" and "postie", which are very British terms.
But again, I enjoyed it. So am I gonna read the rest of the series, no matter how infuriating it is? Absolutely.
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Incest, Infidelity, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent