_ladypearce_'s review
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I think that this is a really solid ya fantasy, but I just didn’t care about the characters that much. About halfway through I was like “im just gonna finish this because I want to know who the killer is.” I got to a point where I just didn’t really care but I did finish it so there’s that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Miscarriage, Child death, Chronic illness, Vomit, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy
Minor: Torture and Panic attacks/disorders
tylerbriggs's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Full of twists, well written characters, keeps you engaged the whole time
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Stalking, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Body horror, Mental illness, and Miscarriage
Minor: Vomit
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I 100% see the comparison to Stalking Jack the Ripper in this book! It's definitely a read-a-like I would use. My favorite thing about this was probably the magic system. I loved that it was art based and it just felt so unique to me. Myra's journey with her own magic also helped in driving the story forward, and I appreciated the way she eventually came to accept it. It felt natural and realistic for the world and I loved every moment of it.
The driving mystery behind the story was also effective, even if I found pieces of the mystery a bit predictable. There was definitely an overall atmsophere of mystery, which also helped in adding to the world building and the overall atmosphere of the book. Also, unreleated, but lately I've been reading a lot of painting books and I really should get back into painting.
All in all, if you're looking for a new, twisty fantasy mystery, definitely check out this book!
The driving mystery behind the story was also effective, even if I found pieces of the mystery a bit predictable. There was definitely an overall atmsophere of mystery, which also helped in adding to the world building and the overall atmosphere of the book. Also, unreleated, but lately I've been reading a lot of painting books and I really should get back into painting.
All in all, if you're looking for a new, twisty fantasy mystery, definitely check out this book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, and Miscarriage
Minor: Death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
marnienicole's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
I’m an artist, so I reallly like to read books about art or involving artist. Was excited to see a magic system based on painting, but over all blah book. The majority of this book takes place over about a week or so… an so the insta love, drama and just overall stakes were very lacking to me. It just felt very YA, and I love YA but this felt on the young young still need a love triangle and insta love kinda YA that I tried to avoid. I only kept listening to the audio to figure out how the little sister fairs and we’ll it’s not a bad book but it didn’t really catch at all. And for it to build up a possible sequel, nope smh not for me.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent, Violence, and Terminal illness
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