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quiet_reader's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcohol
schnaucl's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
4.25
It was a promising start to a series. I liked all of the major characters, and the world was interesting. I would have liked to see more of the cat familiar. I was hoping it would go home with Grimsby or Mayflower. It's kind of sad if it's left all alone.
I was glad to see that so far at least Butcher has avoided Grimsby being the specialist Unorathdox that ever lived and so far he really has a limited repertoire of spells, though he does get a lot of use out of them.
I was glad to see that so far at least Butcher has avoided Grimsby being the specialist Unorathdox that ever lived and so far he really has a limited repertoire of spells, though he does get a lot of use out of them.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent
lizgriffinwords's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- 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
4.25
A really engaging and enjoyable debut! The names are memorable, too! Heartily looking forward to the next installment of the Mayflower and Grimsby magical buddy cop show!
My *only* two complaints were 1) that the female characters were either dead, shrews, or succubi 🙄; and 2) there were noticeably frequent similes, sometimes every sentence. “Like this” and “like that”. I likely noticed it more prominently due to reading via the audiobook (which was well done!)
My *only* two complaints were 1) that the female characters were either dead, shrews, or succubi 🙄; and 2) there were noticeably frequent similes, sometimes every sentence. “Like this” and “like that”. I likely noticed it more prominently due to reading via the audiobook (which was well done!)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Gun violence and Blood