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tired_cicada's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The fight scenes are either really, really good, or painfully bad with no real in between. I also have to remind myself that in Levenseller books that when I get that “oh no, this is way to easy! Something must be about to go wrong” I need to ignore it. It ends up working every time.
The love story progresses WAY more naturally than in the first book (not that it was a high bar)
The dialogue sure was…something, and that I’ll I have to say about that.
A fun read. Glad I finished it!
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Cannibalism, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism
kwheelzroxx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, and Sexual harassment
augustar14'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
4.25
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Torture, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcoholism and Sexual content
hexe_19'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
5.0
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Torture, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape
mrsalexisrjones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Cannibalism
Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and War
bellag_1008's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Reason it’s not a 5 is because:
-some of the lines were too on the nose for me, but that’s forgivable since it is YA
-I wish there was more development/progress between for love interest. Didn’t like the miscommunication part and wish to have better understood his pov.
-wish the ending provided a little more closure. It felt like the resolution was too short, I wish it had at least 5-10 more pages.
Overall really cute. Some good lines. Funny. Lots of plot turns but at times I questioned the necessity of them, while still enjoying them.
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Cannibalism, and Abandonment
anni_swanilda'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
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
wackly93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Trafficking and War
Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
lisa_m's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
I kind of like that Tricia Levenseller is not scared of killing of characters but it just isn't that impactful if you don't have much sympathy for the characters.
Even the main characters are not that 3 dimensional and I didn't feel for them much. I did like their characteristics and the dynamic between the characters (I'm always a big fan of strong female friendship and female leaders). Still I felt like reading a story about these characters which I enjoyed but I didn't feel their pain at a betrayal at all. I just felt very distant.
The part I liked was that it kind of felt like a female Odyssee. The dynamic on the ship was really fun to read about as were the challenges they had to overcome.
The main character was really oblivious sometimes and some of the relationships felt forced and strange to me.
All in all I know that there are people who will probably love this book immensely but it just wasn't it for me.
! Also I was sick while reading this book so that might have impacted reading experience.
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
kryzysowa_narzeczona's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Cannibalism