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themdash'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
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
eliever's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Abandonment
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent
bugcollector's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
root for a villain or morally gray character, but ended up feeling deceived.
the real trick here is thinking the mc is the villain, when he's actually the hero, and having questionable morals sums up to lack of empathy.
I don't even know what makes him a villain, is it his upbringing and the way the world seem to defy him? isn't being misunderstood by 'society' at the beginning is a part of the hero trope?
I liked victor more when he was human, the only part of himself lost to becoming EO was the ability to keep my attention. He stopped observing, and we weren't immersed into his inner thinking anymore (besides from a casual "I want to make ever bleed" every now and then)
another thing that was lacking for me was Ever and Victor's relationship.
Victor was pinning over him only a little bit at the beginning, and even though we're told he later on became obsessed with wanting to kill him, I don't think it really came through.
their friendship building lacked some feelings that were essential for rooting for them later on.
Not enough heartache, and we didn't see Evers side all these years other than the over religious thing he had going on. Did he just forget about Victor?
Speaking of that, the author just mentions once throughout the whole book that Ever has grown in an abusive household causing religious trauma, which only victor knows about , but it's never used later on.
I can't even say it made their connection deeper, because they don't mention anything.
The only explanation i could think of is that it's meant to be explored in the sequel, but i still find it lacking.
At last, the end of the book, the grand finale. I expected to at least have some sort of a conversation between the two mc.
Instead it's a shooting range and then we're done.
However, I don't want to bash the book completely.
I did enjoy the begining, read it fast, and felt that the characters had a lot of potential. It's a nice misfits come together and found family story, for those in search of similar tropes.
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship
katiezew's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcohol
parkyparkpark's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Self harm, Suicide, and Blood
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Child death and Death of parent
corabookworm'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
plot - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
writing - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
laurajeangrace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis