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alyxbeau's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Oh I loved this very quickly. It's much more complex than books I've read recently which I thoroughly appreciate! I think all the characters had distinctly unique narration and you could tell who it was who was speaking quickly and clearly.
The subject matter of time and space has always been fascinating to me, and this book while complex, is still approachable. It doesn't make you feel bad for not inherently understanding what these brilliant medians are talking about. In fact, it does not particularly need to make sense in your own brain in order to understand how amazing what they are studying and accomplishing is.
I'm super excited to read the future books and find out what happens!
The subject matter of time and space has always been fascinating to me, and this book while complex, is still approachable. It doesn't make you feel bad for not inherently understanding what these brilliant medians are talking about. In fact, it does not particularly need to make sense in your own brain in order to understand how amazing what they are studying and accomplishing is.
I'm super excited to read the future books and find out what happens!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
Moderate: Murder and Toxic friendship
Minor: Terminal illness
molliford's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Terminal illness
nclausel25's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship
khakipantsofsex's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content and Suicide
Minor: Child death and Terminal illness
imageryx's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Minor: Car accident
emgrbu's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Terminal illness, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use
lleer's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I had a lot of fun reading this book for sure. It was very fun to read and gripping and fast to get through.
But throughout the whole book there's no actual plot, and there's a lot of telling and no showing. The six immediately accept being part of the society and accept killing someone without even questioning what is the society and what is the benefit of all this.
We are told there's a society and that's t. What is the society who controls it what is the benefit of joining, and almost no description whatsoever, we don't even know what the forum is and why is it against the society. Even the plot twist was just handed down to us. Everything is just there including the magic system. Which makes the book lack a lot.
Imo it's not worth more than 3.75 stars, but nevertheless it was very fun to read and easy to grasp. I enjoyed the characters interactions and the dialogues very much. If you are looking for a gripping mysterious story, I recommend it. It's overhyped though.
But throughout the whole book there's no actual plot, and there's a lot of telling and no showing. The six immediately accept being part of the society and accept killing someone without even questioning what is the society and what is the benefit of all this.
We are told there's a society and that's t. What is the society who controls it what is the benefit of joining, and almost no description whatsoever, we don't even know what the forum is and why is it against the society. Even the plot twist was just handed down to us. Everything is just there including the magic system. Which makes the book lack a lot.
Imo it's not worth more than 3.75 stars, but nevertheless it was very fun to read and easy to grasp. I enjoyed the characters interactions and the dialogues very much. If you are looking for a gripping mysterious story, I recommend it. It's overhyped though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Terminal illness
philosofreaky's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I enjoyed this book but struggled to read it. (In the end, I think I just needed to be in the right mood/headspace to tackle it.) It's slow-paced, but I found the subject matter and character thoughts/conversations intriguing, until the last 5th of the book when it moves fast and exciting and couldn't put it down. That left me feeling quite content in the background and understanding I had of all the players moving forward.
I neither loved or hated anyone in particular, instead, did a good job of everyone having a purpose and being an intricate, ensemble cast. I will read the next one for sure, knowing that some parts might be dry but inevitably not? Somehow? I don't know. I still enjoyed the story AND the writing even though it didn't feel like a page turner. It made my brain happy.
Also, the bits in the short story included, Sacred Hospitality, did in fact make me chortle.
I neither loved or hated anyone in particular, instead, did a good job of everyone having a purpose and being an intricate, ensemble cast. I will read the next one for sure, knowing that some parts might be dry but inevitably not? Somehow? I don't know. I still enjoyed the story AND the writing even though it didn't feel like a page turner. It made my brain happy.
Also, the bits in the short story included, Sacred Hospitality, did in fact make me chortle.
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol
thimi_time's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I had high expectations for this book and went into it expecting to really enjoy, however found that I got quite bored when it dragged on the middle. It did pick up at the end though, and I wasn’t expecting the ending either, which was good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Suicide and Kidnapping
Minor: Terminal illness
sea_sea's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Great read! The story was so intricately written, with loads of mysteries and interesting subplots. All the characters were so unique and facetted. They were so well written! The magic was a little confusing sometimes, I think I only understood towards the end of the book what ‘wards’ were. Sometimes the book also dragged a bit, but I didn’t mind that. I definitely look forward to the next book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
I really loved Nicos and Libbys relationship, it was so funny xD. (I hope it goes the enemies to friends route) Secondly quick appreciation for all the women in the book 💗 (Except Eilif, leave Gideon alone ò-ó, he just wants to be happy with Nico.) Libby was amazing! Parisa too, she was epic!!! I also loved Reina, I just wish she had more chapters ;-;. Her povs were always so interesting. It was always just so cool to read about what was going on in their minds, because the are so insanely smart. >u< (Also Parisas povs could tell us what other people were thinking too xD)