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jessamine864'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? No
3.0
Minor: Gun violence, Mental illness, and Kidnapping
charlottebreads's review against another edition
4.75
Age Rating: 13+
- Susan was a nice main character. She made good life decisions.
- Vivien was also good, but I think she needed a few more things to separate her from Merlin. Her and Merlin's sibling relationship was fantastic though. I also kept calling her Viven for some reason.
- I though the romance was sidelined too much. It was brought up a few times via some half-hearted flirting/pining, but not enough for an actual relationship. It could have been improved with more pining, more angst, and more cute moments together.
- The magic system was really interesting. I liked that the left-handed and right-handed had different abilities, and that they used modern things as well as magical. There were also lots of interesting mythical creatures that I hadn't read about before. However, I thought that they could have used the hatpins more, because they were cool.
- I thought the villain twist was pretty good, however, I thought they needed a bit more motivation. We may find out more later (*hint hint, nudge nudge*), or maybe I missed something while reading.
- Obviously this book includes booksellers who love books, and books about books/booksellers/bookshops are always good.
- They mentioned lots of songs and story titles, so that was nice.
- Overall, I loved it. Nice balance of chaotic shenanigans and important stuff.
Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Cursing
maidmarianlib'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
5.0
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and War
claudiamacpherson's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use and Self harm
bookspaperink's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
laurahuskinson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Cursing and Blood
qwerty88's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Dementia, Kidnapping, and Murder
apierlessbridge's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Animal death and Kidnapping
kimi72714's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Gun violence and Blood
Minor: Violence, Vomit, and Kidnapping