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lattepixie's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I ended up enjoying this much more than I thought I would at the beginning. Alex starts off seeming just super impulsive, and although it is more a part of her character and personality, she somewhat levels out where at least her impulses start to make sense. Not sure how I feel about this world though. The prejudices and the way it sounds like pure bloods treat women is...a lot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying and Kidnapping
Minor: Alcohol
draconicmama's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.0
I have read over 15 books by Armentrout this year. This one surprised me.
Why? Because I didn't expect it to be so YA! It's listed as YA and it's well written as a YA book. I'm just so used to her adult work that this one threw me off. It felt whiny and immature compared to her other work. Honestly, I find the heroine obnoxious as hell and I don't like that she didn't have much of a character arc, HOWEVER I am 100% invested in the plot and I -need- to know what happens next. I'm super curious what's going to happen regarding Aiden and Seth too. There are so many ways I can imagine this going and I'm dying to know what Armentrout's incredible imagination came up with.
Why? Because I didn't expect it to be so YA! It's listed as YA and it's well written as a YA book. I'm just so used to her adult work that this one threw me off. It felt whiny and immature compared to her other work. Honestly, I find the heroine obnoxious as hell and I don't like that she didn't have much of a character arc, HOWEVER I am 100% invested in the plot and I -need- to know what happens next. I'm super curious what's going to happen regarding Aiden and Seth too. There are so many ways I can imagine this going and I'm dying to know what Armentrout's incredible imagination came up with.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, Slavery, and Alcohol
culzean's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism