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kamilahlove'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Ableism and Death
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Dementia and Car accident
takarakeireads'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? Yes
4.5
- The ROMANCE *screams*
- Deaf MC
- Dark academia
- A little spooky
- A lot mysterious
- Dual POV
My original review:
This book will keep you on questioning everything until the end it's super mysterious. You're gonna be like "wtf is going on" for 80% of the book, but in the best way possible.
THE ROMANCE.
What are these YA Fantasy Romance authors doing to me???? I have *feelings* How do they keep everything so PG but I am sweating?! IT'S SO GOOD.
Protect Colton at all costs. That is all.
If you're a fan of: Belladonna by Adalyn Grace (new adult) or Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (NOT YA) I think you'll really enjoy this.
IDK where to even put the spice cause it's completely 'closed door' if anything even really happens it's vague in the most beautiful way. So 1.5-2/5 🌶️??
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Dementia, Car accident, and Alcohol
renettereads'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? It's complicated
3.75
Following Delaney, our deaf main character, as she enrols at Godbole University intending to shatter people's impressions of her fragility, she’s faced with something far more menacing than she could’ve ever expected.
Told in three parts, this story was mysterious and eerie, and I very much loved the first part. It was told in a sort of dreamy way that made it all the more mystifying. Although it feels a little confusing, I liked that it set up a lot of questions and left me grasping for answers. Though part two started to draw connections, the story only really came together in part three, which made it feel a little rushed. As a reader, there was almost a sense of whiplash at how you’re suddenly, after such a build-up, expected to reconcile everything that had happened. It’s sad that the execution let this down because the foundations were there but just didn’t come together cohesively.
In saying that, the idea of slipping between worlds and of death changing us was really intriguing. The prose was absolutely stunning, and I liked this twist on dark academia. Character-wise, Colton was my newest fictional crush in the first half of the book – cue the sarcastic, morally-grey boy who'd do anything for his girl – but a few strange decisions and a little bit of a manipulative character made me feel conflicted in the second half.
Parts of this book could’ve easily been a 5-star read for me if other bits didn’t let it down. Still, The Whispering Dark was a gripping page-turner, and if you like dark reads, slow-burn sexual tension and the occult, you might really love this.
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Ableism
natashaleighton_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Ableism, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
caterpillarkat's review against another edition
Moderate: Ableism, Child death, and Death
bibliomania_express'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Cancer, Toxic relationship, Dementia, and Car accident
thewildmageslibrary's review
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Grief and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Sexual content
sylvestra'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
3.25
Graphic: Body horror and Death
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Ableism and Dementia
takarakeireads'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
4.5
THE ROMANCE.
What are these YA Fantasy Romance authors doing to me???? I have *feelings* How do they keep everything so PG but I am sweating?! IT'S SO GOOD.
Protect Colton at all costs. That is all.
If you're a fan of: Belladonna by Adalyn Grace (new adult) or Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (NOT YA) I think you'll really enjoy this.
IDK where to even put the spice cause it's completely 'closed door' if anything even really happens it's vague in the most beautiful way. So 1.5-2/5 🌶️??
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol
stardustandrockets'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Minor: Vomit and Pregnancy