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barbarianmissy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This was a cute lil stand alone. I really like Carissa Broadbent’s writing style! Since it was so short, I didn’t feel as super connected to the characters but I thought it was a lovely little vampire story! Excited to see more of Lilith and Vale in the rest of the series!
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Torture, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
qatkatcat's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
maregred's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Terminal illness
Moderate: Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
midnightrose_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
lucindahoi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and War
cryosphinx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Rape, Death of parent, and War
skillyillian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Idk if it was intentional for Lilith to be autism-coded, but it was so... The word isn't heartwarming or encouraging, but just???? Satisfying??? Idk, whatever. All of those things but those aren't the word I'm trying to think of. Anyway it felt super super good to see someone who struggles so much with interpreting what people mean when they talk or what their expressions are supposed to say. And having to memorize what your face and their faces look like when conveying certain things was so relatable. I love Lilith so so so so so much. Hiding her enthusiasm for her special interests bc other people treated her like she was too much was what I related to the most, so that shit definitely had me on the brink of tears.
Vale is a sweetheart, I adore him. Also tho, you just love the "I'll kill anyone who hurts you" trope. The duality of man. A vampire man. He's so good.
Also hey shout out to this author for not making all of her FMCs barely legal lmfao. Seeing Lilith's age be what it was (idk if that counts as a spoiler so I won't say) was really awesome.
I loved that this wasn't drawn out into a longer book, like the author knew to just keep it to the point so we'd know about these characters going into the rest of the series. I love it, what a sick idea. Anyway this was a lovely story and I really enjoyed it. Lovable characters, fleshing out the human realms of the world she's created, showing more of the regions of worship outside of Nyaxia's grip, etc etc. Excellent addition. 🖤
Graphic: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Sexual assault and Death of parent
emilymax21's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Not to be that person who tries to label and diagnose characters, but Lilith felt like she jumped right out of the autistic section of the DSM 5 and textbook chronically ill, but it did not feel like forced or awkward representation. It was nice to see these traits described so well and naturally, without either being offensive or too forced. Maybe it wasn’t intended, but honestly, accidental natural representation is sometimes better than direct representation.
Per usual for this author, the descriptions of death and decay are often very haunting and brutal, even the less graphic descriptions, but I love it. It makes it easier to visualize what’s happening.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Blood
Moderate: Violence and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Rape
elizabethnejla's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape