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bewareinibble'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? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Blood
transcendent'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? No
3.5
Zoey Redbird is genuinely one of the best Mary Sues to ever exist because she is simultaneously a girlboss AND a girlfailure and honestly that's so real for being the most overpowered vampyre fledgling ever.
cant wait to start betrayed to get back into the groove of reading!
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Blood, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Ableism
mobkima's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Infidelity, and Gaslighting
Minor: Homophobia and Sexual content
_rowantree_'s review against another edition
Graphic: Bullying and Blood
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
happyhilly'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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, and Blood
hayli'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? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
risaleel's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Blood
kspag206's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
First, the writing style felt inconsistent. I’m not sure if this was due to the two authors or not, but the first 5 chapters were not well written at all. The middle was more captivating.
Second, for a book written in 2007, I have to say the cast of characters is fairly diverse. However it shows that it was written in 2007, and that two white women were very clearly playing on stereotypes of Native American culture, black culture, and gay culture. That being said, to have the cultures represented at all, in positive ways, as lovable characters, is still better than not.
Third, the pace of the story and the character’s moral development and acceptance of her fate/the development of an intense love interest was just felt immature. The whole first book takes place in the course of a week. Without giving away spoilers, there’s so much that happens, it just seems too rushed.
That being said, I loved the friend group, I loved many of the characters, I loved the aspect of fantasy in which normal life is just slightly altered, and I appreciated the different perspective on vampire stories. Worth a read, but also definitely NOT a YA book if you’re under the age of 16
Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, and Vomit
_mak_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Sexual content, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Incest, and Pedophilia
anilein'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Death of parent