joyfulfoodie's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
vajaakirjahylly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Blood
amandasbooks1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
The writing however - still not great or any improvement from the other books. Sentences are formed terribly and this is coming from a non native english speaker. But still a decent read so I wont give it too much hate since there is far more things to hate about.
The internalised misogny, though it has been blatant all the books, were off the charts in this one!! Like wow!! Damn!
Spoiler
The whole blood wh*re situation is f*cking disgusting, and that Rose looks down on and is disgusted by women who live like this feels so outdated and it would not have be published today. Because there is hundreds of words saying how disgusting the women are for doing this, there is only one or two saying that the men who are the actual assholes in this are bad also. If a writer wants to skim the topic of prostitution maybe do a bit of sensitivity checks and research before implementing it into a YA novel written for teens :))))The flashbacks with Dimitri were really cringy and so forced and just put there to force a sad narrative onto to the reader. The situation was sad of course, finding the love of your life to kill him, but the flashbacks did the opposite for me lmao.
Tw: abuse, SA
Spoiler
When Rose does find Dimitri and he bites her against her will its literally abuse. And since she only wants to be sexual with him after the first time he bit her and she got high from it, Dimitri literally SA'd her the whole time they were together :)) it doesnt matter that she loved him, she didnt want that. Again this is a very harsh topic that teens from 13-17 read??? Like I read this at a young age when I didnt understand it and couldnt grasp that it was wrong. I know that its not the real Dimitri but its gonna be really f*cking hard rooting for them in the next books??In conclusion, not a bad read, massively proplmatic though and it would not have been published the same in todays climate.
I have consequently switched teams. Go be with Adrian, Rose and forget about Dimitri.
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Drug use
hoffmann's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death, Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, and Violence
Minor: Self harm, Classism, and Mental illness
the_escapist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Death, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Confinement
Minor: Forced institutionalization
fireheart_2010'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual content, Confinement, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Grief, Death, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Murder, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Blood, Alcoholism, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol
martamae77's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, Blood, Violence, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Sexual violence and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Suicide attempt and Mental illness
madeleineelr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Grief, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing
bitterseason'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
2.75
Graphic: Violence and Death
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Confinement, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Alcohol, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Blood, Cursing, and Trafficking
simba524'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Grief, Addiction, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Blood
Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, and Torture