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crinkledmochi's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
While I really enjoyed some of the world building in this book at times it felt like I was reading horrible fanfic on Wattpad.
It was an entertaining read though!
It was an entertaining read though!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism
freckles_13's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This book could’ve been so perfect but sadly it wasn’t.
I got to about 60% before I had to start skim reading it, and went back to actually reading it at around 75% because it just made the book drag on so much, it physically hurt. There were scenes that just felt pointless or just dragged on for no apparent reason, and I feel like this book would’ve been so much better if it was around 500 pages rather than 700+. Also, there were so many side people that it was so hard to remember who was who and what they did.
On the good side, I did like most of the characters; Max and Jack are the best devils, you can’t convince me otherwise. The reason I kept reading because I enjoyed the dynamics between the devils and how they all look out for each other. However, Dallas was as important as a chocolate teapot in the end, despite her and Loren being “sisters”, whilst Sabine became and after thought and even when they found her, she pretty much disappeared into thin air. Yes, Loren did get annoying in some parts of the book but she’s an emotionally driven person who’s highly vulnerable in a world of immortals, so I could brush over that.
The pining was good though, I’ll give the book that - it’s definitely a slow burn.
Overall, I did like the whole concept and ideas of this book but I feel like this definitely could’ve been shorter.
I got to about 60% before I had to start skim reading it, and went back to actually reading it at around 75% because it just made the book drag on so much, it physically hurt. There were scenes that just felt pointless or just dragged on for no apparent reason, and I feel like this book would’ve been so much better if it was around 500 pages rather than 700+. Also, there were so many side people that it was so hard to remember who was who and what they did.
On the good side, I did like most of the characters; Max and Jack are the best devils, you can’t convince me otherwise. The reason I kept reading because I enjoyed the dynamics between the devils and how they all look out for each other. However, Dallas was as important as a chocolate teapot in the end, despite her and Loren being “sisters”, whilst Sabine became and after thought and even when they found her, she pretty much disappeared into thin air. Yes, Loren did get annoying in some parts of the book but she’s an emotionally driven person who’s highly vulnerable in a world of immortals, so I could brush over that.
The pining was good though, I’ll give the book that - it’s definitely a slow burn.
Overall, I did like the whole concept and ideas of this book but I feel like this definitely could’ve been shorter.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail