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katasaurus'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: Gore, Violence, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying and Rape
nainz'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
Moderate: Body horror and Rape
aroraback'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
More and more I find I enjoy books that have a YA feel, but are directed at adults one way or another (new adult?). And who doesn't like dark academia?
I appreciate Galadriel's snark, and the slow build of relationships that happens over the course of the book. The end solution does feel a little like it came out of the left field, but I'll be interested if that type of actions continue. The one other thing that stood out to me, is that this definitely felt like they were really just setting up a larger problem that hasn't really been introduced yet, I won't know until I read the others if I'm correct though haha.
Moderate: Death and Rape
emzinator's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore and Rape
Minor: Racism
allisnbc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence, Vomit, and Murder
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide
bethanycrowepowell'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
Scholomance was built to protect teen wizards from the evil creatures drawn to their magic, but after some major technical failures, it doesn't quite work that way. Instead, students have to be on guard constantly, and their graduation is a gauntlet through where the largest of the monsters gather. When El starts to question whether it can be fixed, she's up against a lethal status quo that not everyone wants to change.
This book launches a trilogy that deconstructs magical school escapism with an eye to societies built around power disparities, full of compellingly complicated characters. El is a cranky but very relatable heroine whose fight against her prophesied destiny as a dark sorceress kept me reading through the whole series in a matter of days.
Graphic: Violence and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape and Sexual violence
charlies_shelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
Minor: Racism and Classism
beatriks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Imaginative wizarding world, great descriptions and a cast to get hooked on.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Rape
vicwaltz'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
3.75
Graphic: Gore and Violence
Minor: Rape
sezzler'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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Rape, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail