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meaux___'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse
soph_solberg's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- 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? No
4.25
I really want to give this a five because I loved this book so much. However after reading some other reviews I would agree it is a bit of a slow read but I would go as far as to say that there was unnecessary chapters. Sure some seem a little redundant but if you delve into the meaning (especially looking back after finishing) I feel every word in this book has meaning.
As I would reading I couldn’t help but think of how amazing this would be as a play. Anyway this was a great read and I kept wanting to read it without it feeling like a chore to finish.
Definitely recommend especially for my art lovers
As I would reading I couldn’t help but think of how amazing this would be as a play. Anyway this was a great read and I kept wanting to read it without it feeling like a chore to finish.
Definitely recommend especially for my art lovers
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing and Gun violence
Minor: Toxic relationship and War
meghan_fucci's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, and Murder
dontquotekonthat's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Interesting premise. Did a little too much telling and not enough showing. Interesting twist at end and brought the mood up with “epilogue.”
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Vomit
victoriastarkid's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
0.25
This is honestly one of the worst written books I’ve ever read. It’s obvious the author is an artist first, they’re more focused on the art in the story and also using French almost too much??? I just wish they had an editor read this over, there are so many basics of writing structure that my AP ELA teacher in HS would have failed me for, let alone let me publish in a book.
The plot is intriguing in the beginning/when reading the back of the book, but it’s so dry in the book itself. None of the characters are likeable or have any growth, I still don’t know any of their motivations for anything. They try to use metaphors throughout the book, but again, the fact that it’s written so poorly makes it so none of them land in a way that didn’t literally make me cringe.
Overall it just feels like a very badly written book who’s plot can’t overcome the pain it took reading it. It took every ounce of spite in my body to finish the book. I went from possibly recommending it to friends to immediately giving it to a local free library solely so it wouldn’t end up in the trash.
The plot is intriguing in the beginning/when reading the back of the book, but it’s so dry in the book itself. None of the characters are likeable or have any growth, I still don’t know any of their motivations for anything. They try to use metaphors throughout the book, but again, the fact that it’s written so poorly makes it so none of them land in a way that didn’t literally make me cringe.
Overall it just feels like a very badly written book who’s plot can’t overcome the pain it took reading it. It took every ounce of spite in my body to finish the book. I went from possibly recommending it to friends to immediately giving it to a local free library solely so it wouldn’t end up in the trash.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Physical abuse, Alcohol, and War
ilostmygrace's review
mysterious
medium-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
3.5
Very fun mystery read. Gave me clue vibes the whole time, and while I kind of suspected the ending there was still a very good twist to it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Blood
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