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uselesspirateraven's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexism, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism
jessi_lou95's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexism, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Religious bigotry
Minor: Blood
lrose02's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is my second reread of the month, but a book I read when I was a teenager. It’s a lot darker than I remember but was also a light read as it was YA. It’s a change in genre for me. As I’m much older reading this, as I was Faith’s age during my first read, I find myself more protective of her. She’s let down by everyone, except the one boy her age. Her mother is cruel at times, but you come to understand her. She’s a mother doing her best after the mess her husband leaves her. You see the Reverend through Faith’s eyes, and the way she admires him. At the end, you become just as disillusioned as her. You also become protective of How, the same way she is. This is the second mystery type book I’ve read but I found it was much more satisfying, and the darkness is both necessary but accepted just as Faith accepts her facts of life. She’s so intelligent but still childlike, torn between being a young girl but not quite an adult. The ending is satisfying and as happy as the style of book can be.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Suicide and Religious bigotry