caseythereader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Death, Drug use, Abandonment, Ableism, Child abuse, Classism, Gore, Vomit, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, Death of parent, Murder, Drug abuse, Addiction, Child death, Medical content, and Slavery
Moderate: Sexual content
rafri'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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Murder, Drug use, and Gore
Moderate: Slavery, Racial slurs, and Hate crime
Minor: Kidnapping and Death of parent
lycanhood's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder
bookcaptivated's review
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Confinement, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Murder, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Body shaming, Colonisation, Slavery, Ableism, and Alcohol
Minor: Medical content and Stalking
just_one_more_paige's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Grief, Classism, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Violence, Child death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Trafficking, and Toxic friendship
booksalacarte's review
- 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
3.5
Slow burn
It was slow going for the first half of the book. The plot finally getting traction didn’t make up for the lulls, in my opinion.
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
gagereadsstuff's review
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Drug abuse, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Hate crime, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Addiction, Cultural appropriation, Police brutality, Racism, Self harm, Classism, Colonisation, Death, and Drug use
Moderate: Vomit, Torture, Excrement, Grief, and Kidnapping
dani_reis'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
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Emotional abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Murder, Torture, Genocide, Drug abuse, and Child abuse
nefariousbee'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
The world building, the characters, the writing, all spectacular. There's quite some naiveté to it all, which I thought I would mind, but I did not, actually. It's satisfying to see the characters and the plot not to feel like they need to be down to Earth. I enjoyed it very much.
I think I'm gonna go and pre-order the next book in the series now.
Graphic: Confinement, Drug abuse, Violence, Addiction, Bullying, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Slavery, Gore, and Murder
antonique_reads's review
- 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: Child death, Slavery, Blood, Colonisation, Classism, Death of parent, Drug use, Violence, Torture, Grief, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Gore, and Addiction