catherinedsharp's review against another edition
This fantasy is an interesting premise but the cruelty it shows in comparison to the YA style of writing, just didn’t agree with me.
Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Injury/injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse
em_davies7019's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Death, Blood, Infidelity, Animal death, Murder, and Injury/injury detail
Moderate: Vomit, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gore
Minor: Sexual content and Confinement
anastasiamakes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Blood
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Torture, and Violence
emily_mh'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? No
3.0
Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Death, Child death, Gore, Body horror, Murder, Injury/injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Animal death, and Vomit
Minor: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Ableism, Excrement, Confinement, Sexual content, and Eating disorder
bubothereader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I really liked this first book—it’s atmospheric, has interesting characters, and a magical system that I’d love to see on film. I did find it a tad predictable; however, I still enjoyed it immensely. Definitely one of my best 2021 reads. I plan on picking up the rest of the series at some point, As I’m very interested in how everything will go.
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Self harm, and Violence
teddieplaysbass's review against another edition
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence
victorianrogue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Vomit, and Infidelity
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Death, and Murder
Minor: Child death, Confinement, and Sexual content