eggfartz'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, Violence, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
lermaline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, and Stalking
Minor: Death of parent, Grief, and Colonisation
deluna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Grief, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
melodyramirez'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Spoiler
personally I would never forgive them for any of thatGraphic: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Sexism and Sexual harassment
bel017's review against another edition
Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Suicide and Grief
Minor: Abandonment
linnybear's review against another edition
- 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
1.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Suicide, Child abuse, Death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Violence
Moderate: Blood and Sexual content
ankiaisreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Violence, Stalking, Suicide, and Vomit
ankiaisreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Blood, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Drug use, Grief, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
swiftie_bookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Blood, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Grief
mariamizhys's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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 Idea of the story is basically the movie "The Game" with Michael Douglas, but with magic and in a circus-like atmosphere. Understanding that and being able to predict the general direction and idea of the plot made it much less exciting than it would have been for someone who didn't know, where this was going. It was a good rendition of that idea but the characters seemed a bit too immature for me to truly empathize with them. And thankfully I was never traumatized in the way Scarlett and Tella were. So I can't truly understand them. From an educational point of view, it's good to try to understand, what a person, who went through such trauma would feel. But I'm not sure that the author depicted that most truly and authentically and so I'm afraid that she didn't quite handle it with the care it deserved.
So I applaud her for including domestic abuse victims but I'm not sure she did the justice and that feels wrong. Like she used that for shock and as an excuse for flawed writing.
All in all, nice idea, and a very fun aesthetic, but a bit too much thoughtless drama and a bit of a lack of self-awareness.
I do not believe that I will continue with this series. At least not in the near future.
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Grief