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someryarns's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Grief, Abortion, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Rape, Suicide, and Alcohol
dianna_reads'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
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Suicide and War
hardbackhoarder'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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Vomit, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Abortion, Colonisation, and Deportation
annakh16's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
I really appreciated the diversity of settings and characters, and learning about their struggles. It greatly strengthened the historical element of the story for me.
The characters themselves were lovable - well, mostly. Evie had me po-si-tutely annoyed sometimes, but she grew on me, and I also think her behaviour is actually realistic for a teenager in her position, which was refreshing. (But yes: too much slang. I agree with everyone on this).
I also absolutely loved the different friend/sibling/family dynamics. Theta/Henry and Memphis/Isaiah have my heart.
Regarding the ending,
Overall a fun read. Almost too spooky for me. But looking forward to the next book.
Moderate: Child death, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, Abortion, and War
charleyyyyy's review against another edition
3.0
💫It's clear that, had I read this book for the first time now, I really wouldn't have enjoyed it as much. But because of the nostalgia and my already existing love for the charicters, I had fun.
💜My favourite aspects of this book are the charicters and the setting.
The cast are all so vibrant and full of life, they also have great banter with each other that I very much enjoyed.
💫Evie is a very unlikeable protagonist, she is spoilt, annoying and selfish, but I've always loved her. I sympathise with her feeling like she's never enough, and that she just wants to be something special and have people like her. She is meant to be unlikeable, and thats part of her charm, i think. I enjoyed her development throughout the book.
💫I also remembered how much I love ✨️Henry!✨️ Henry is the best charicter in this whole series.
💜I appreciate that this cast of charicters is quite diverse, with queer charicters and BIPOC charicters and charicters with different religious beliefs.
💜The setting is very well writen, you really feel like you're in ✨️1920s New York✨️ because of the slang, the references, and the descriptions. It creates a great atmosphere.
💜This book was too long, it could have been cut down a lot, especially in the beginning.
💫The mystery developed very slowly, it felt like everytime we got a new piece of information about the murders, we then went dillydallying with the charicters doing nothing for the next 30 pages.
✨️Once the mystery realy got going though, it was fun.
💫This whole book did feel like a long prologue for the rest of the series, to introduce the charicters, their backstorys and the magic, before the story properly starts.
💜But I realy enjoyed being back with these charicters in this world.
Graphic: Animal death, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Grief and Abortion
erikachung182's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Minor: Suicide and Murder
guessgreenleaf'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
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
leastsquares's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Rape, and Suicide
Minor: Abortion and War
steffiraquel'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
3.0
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Abandonment
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Abortion
er1nmoore'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
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War