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annemoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Minor: Infidelity and Fire/Fire injury
bookmarkyourthoughts's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This dark mystery novel is full of a multitude of plotlines, interesting characters, and an absolutely gorgeous gothic setting. Bardugo brilliantly draws out the secrets among the characters and university, enticing readers to eagerly read to discover more.
Though a little slow at some points, this was such a phenomenal read and a great introduction for me into dark academia literature.
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘
💀Dark academia vibes
💀Urban fantasy
💀University/school setting
💀"Whodunnit" plot
💀Spooky settings and spooky beings
💀Reluctant hero trope
💀Womance
💀Found family trope
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder
bookish_cat_mom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Suicide
madinhoa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
risaleel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Racism, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Colonisation
praptireads's review against another edition
5.0
im going to just say this rn but i liked this as much as i liked six of crows. which is saying a lot. for entirely different reasons tho. this was a paranormal fantasy heavily entwined with the real world and also very much an adult novel. it was dark and sinister and honestly spooked me too much sometimes but i absolutely cannot and will not complain, because as always leigh bardugo served. the plot, the characters, the twists, the heart wrenching backstories, this had it all.
the concept itself had me hooked from the beginning. i loved alex, the mc, so so much. she's deeply flawed and messed up but has become one of my favourite protagonists. i also loved darlington because he is literally everything tbh. he's literally described as the golden boy. he's incredibly smart, charismatic and inquisitive, and above all, a gentleman.
tl ; dr, it's LEIGH BARDUGO, just read it. deserves as much hype as the grishaverse. ‼️make sure to check trigger warnings ‼️
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Murder, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
talia03's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Murder
daisy2050's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, and Murder
Minor: Addiction, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
theheartisanarrow's review against another edition
5.0
now i kinda picked the best and worst time to read, worst bc i'm so busy and i wish i could've read the book in fewer sittings and given it more of my focus bc it deserves all of it, best bc i LOVED it, was able to dodge the mean cliffhangers and move swiftly on to the sequel <3
side note: even though i was okay with the triggers and shit, it still didn't leave me unfazed, so please check the trigger warnings before reading! this book is quite dark overall and among other subjects deals quite a bit with sexual assault/rape culture, so be safe x
Graphic: Drug abuse and Sexual assault
Moderate: Gore, Suicide, and Murder
Minor: Addiction, Excrement, and Vomit
alisonkolonick's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Grief, and Abandonment