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abernathy_33'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: Child abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Suicide, Blood, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content and Murder
delicateteacup'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? N/A
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse
galoshes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
The author is very good at painting with words. Her imagination is perfect for event planning, stage dressing, and designing magic shows or video games. She has great ideas for what I imagine to be impressive museum installations, dark rides, or movie sets. She would be a wonderful concept artist.
The characters and plot are really just there to propel the reader through the wonderful environment. Most of the characters seemed to have the same personality and spoke the same way. There are no actual stakes, there is no real reason for the plot to exist in the first place, and motives are nonsensical. There is no chemistry nor logic in the romance, which is apparently the main plot but doesn't start until more than halfway through. I kept reading out of frustration at the constant withholding of information, only to find out at the end that the motive behind the entire story was feeble, egotistical, and not at all satisfying. The Everyman Saves The Day ending was the nail in the coffin for me. I do not care.
One thing that really bothers me: there is some very obvious and scarring child abuse here that is just swept under the rug. One kid is severely physically abused while another undergoes severe neglect. Both of these kids turn out just fine and never consider their past as anything unusual. The flippant way the author handles abuse is unsettling.
Read this for the fantastical setting. Use it as inspiration in your next sculpture or watercolor painting. The scenery is the best part.
Moderate: Child abuse
celery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
uselesspirateraven's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Homophobia, Sexism, and Grief
e_l_thompson's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse
rainbowofcrazy's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse
wren_cat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Child abuse
oceanbluetay's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Deadnaming, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
eclipse799's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail