dru's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
3 the stars are entirely thanks to the stunning art. 0.25 stars because I think the concept was very interesting even if the execution poor.
The characters were hard to like. The pace felt off and the ways the plot was advanced felt illogical and not well thought-through. The romance felt very forced, rushed and OOC for Nina (+ it made me feel queerbaited).
Would probably read the others just cause the art is so beautiful though 🤩
The characters were hard to like. The pace felt off and the ways the plot was advanced felt illogical and not well thought-through. The romance felt very forced, rushed and OOC for Nina (+ it made me feel queerbaited).
Would probably read the others just cause the art is so beautiful though 🤩
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism
antonique_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug abuse, Car accident, and Death of parent
kirstyreads's review
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Beautiful art on every page. A quick read with an interesting premise but fell short with a few pacing and knowledge issues and a few predictable tropes which I didn't enjoy.
Would probably cater more for a teen / young adult audience to have their Buffy moment much like 90s kids got growing up.
Spoiler
(seems a given the character just knows magical things right off the bat because of the 'forums')Would probably cater more for a teen / young adult audience to have their Buffy moment much like 90s kids got growing up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Addiction
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
morgcxn's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Addiction
Moderate: Death of parent and Alcoholism
bookrecsbyjess's review
dark
1.5
The art style is what drew me to this book. The colors and illustrations are beautiful. All of the characters are so pretty. Some of the dialogue was good, but everything else about this book was confusing and terrible.
The plot was all over the place. I was so confused the entire time while reading this book. Literally nothing made sense, and Nina’s family was terrible.
I would only recommend this book for the illustrations.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, and Alcohol
breezer's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- 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
This has the most beautiful colouring I've ever seen.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug abuse and Death of parent
rileyreadsbooks's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cursing
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