caoimhe9876's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
falibat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Classism and Death
Moderate: Death of parent and Racism
saliwali'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Classism and Death
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Bullying, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Death of parent
Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness
naiu_cs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Minor: Death
quinnyquinnquinn's review
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Death, Classism, and Confinement
Moderate: Death of parent and Racism
tahsintries's review
3.0
Minor: Abandonment, Sexism, Death, and Racism
cecinamo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Child death, and Classism
bek_p87's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Death and Violence
flowerest's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
i've never had such high expectations for a book before, especially a book from an author i know nothing about beforehand. but a heist on the titanic, including queer romance? as someone who spends their life looking for books with similar vibes to 'six of crows' and has a hyperfixation on shipwrecks, discovering this book (back when it was first announced, more than a year ago) was like someone had written a story specifically for me to read. it was too good to be true.
(yeah it really was too good to be true)
save for the last 60 or so pages, which were okay, the rest was just... where do i even begin. the writing was poor to the point where some parts seemed unedited. the pacing was horrendous. the characters were flatter than pitta bread and their relationships had no plausibility whatsoever. there was no depth to the romance and i couldn't have cared less. the book is supposed to be ya but it read entirely like middle grade fiction, which didn't work with the content. the stakes were nonexistent and most obstacles (re: matron wallis) felt forced and were resolved 2 chapters later. same for the conflicts. there was a tonne of repetition, especially whenever the characters were separated and had to have the same revelation one by one in their respective povs. important issues were broached but never tackled in a meaningful way.
i wholeheartedly thought i'd found a new favourite book with this one and i'm still insanely sad that i disliked it as much as i did. the concept was incredible, but it was wasted because the execution was so, so poor.
Minor: Death
manderkay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Death
Minor: Death of parent