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mabs_grace'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
2.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent
potalian's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
jla'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Torture and Murder
marinamierel's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
we needed this. We definitely needed this. Cas ✨ his POV omg✨
I loved going back to the first time they met… loved to read about all the new characters again for the first time and learning so much about Cas and his thoughts and trauma and story❤️🩹
it is a 4.75⭐️ read for me because this spinoff was way too good for me but I still love them and I still want to read about them and of course this is still my favorite series of all time💛
Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Violence, and Blood
yarisbooksandbevs'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
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Body shaming, Child death, and Stalking
mlglenn's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, and Kidnapping
katelynndzindzio'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood, and War
kaydie96'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? It's complicated
4.75
I also appreciate how it was a bit of a breather. There’s so much that happens in this series CONSTANTLY so just getting to experience this walk down memory lane was much needed.
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Body shaming, Rape, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy
stardust_heidi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Overall, I enjoyed this book. I did find a lot of the repeated scenes quite tedious, even if they were from Casteel's POV. We already know most of those scenes intimately, and while yes, they were all from Poppy's perspective before, I don't know that ALL of them needed to be from Cas's POV. I did enjoy a few of the big ones, like the craven attack/night on the rise and then after Poppy stabs him in New Haven. Those were great.
The moments I enjoyed the most were the new scenes, especially those with Kieran. I loved experiencing their bond from Casteel's perspective and how Kieran just kind of *knew* things were different about Poppy from the beginning. It also opened up a whole avenue of questions I'd silently pondered to myself before and blew them out in the open -- especially during the explicit scenes with Cas and Kieran. Hot damn.
But that last chapter. Holy. Fuck. I think Emil said it best: "What in the fuckity fuck?" Lmao.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Self harm and Sexual assault
krisalexcole'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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War