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uwuramengirl'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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pedophilia
bbygirl21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
I will say I was disappointed when it came to Saint. I was rooting for him to not be one of the bad guys. And while he may not have been as bad as his father the bishop and the governor, Saint still ended up not being who I was hoping. I grew to like him over the course of the book. And then got severely disappointed by his true character. I am glad he did receive the same fate as his father, the bishop, and the governor. Saint deserves to live with his actions of blindly following his father.
That epilogue was fire though. I loved the exchange of power between Aero and Briony. I loved how Briony took Aero for herself and "cleansed" him of his past the same way Aero cleansed her. I love that he finally surrenders his complete self to her. I don't think this book could've ended any better. It was phenomenal.
I would absolutely recommend this book. But definitely pay attention to those triggers. This books won't be for everyone.
Graphic: Cursing, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Abandonment
Minor: Bullying, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
faith99'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
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Confinement
poupimali'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
4.5
all the secrets, the lust, the twisted and losts souls.
I am not a religious person but the notion of prohibition, of sin are well described. And you can appropriate them to see how much everything is f*uckup.
Aero is as a stalker psycho as I like.
I understand that some find similarities with the first book of Haunting Adaline. And I agree. But the story is really far from it.
Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent
kittykels's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I gave the book 4 stars instead of 3 because I think a lot of things I wish the book had done differently were personal preferences rather than actual criticisms. This book is dark and can be pretty triggering in so many different ways, but overall it was well written and a good read.
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Stalking
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse and Alcohol
bettyswan_reader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
paige_77'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? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
ebancroft'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
2.0
That isn’t to say this wasn’t a good book, it was well written, the plot was fleshed out, I enjoyed the religion aspect of it which I thought was unique and the characters were devised impeccably. But I just couldn’t shake the feeling of I’ve read this before.
But overall enjoyable and I would probably read this author again.
And with any books of this type I strongly, strongly urge you to read the trigger warnings.
Graphic: Death, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
book_cryptid99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism
daisynz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Stalking
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail