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renjunify'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
Still managed to finish this one and I really liked it! Wilhelm and Jack were written so well as two different persons!
Had a hard time trying to figure out who Jack and who Wilhelm was, other then that great book!
Graphic: Kidnapping and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death and Racism
booklifeisthelife'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
lemonix_reads'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? It's complicated
5.0
It's queer and it's cute. But it also had some heavy topics. I liked how there was a bit of a found family trope in there. The book also had some beautiful quotes! I annotaded it.
The author really has a way with words. I also like that it is set in 1909, but that the queer characters were still shown.
Great book. Would recommend to ppl who are looking for: queer books, magicians, circus vibes, found family, ...
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Vomit, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Homophobia and Gaslighting
_lish_'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Lesbophobia
vagaybond's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
akal'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 abuse, Torture, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Chronic illness, Racism, and Violence
silly_little_clown'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
I love jack, wil, ruth and jessamy. I like their characterization and their growth towards the end of the book. It was really satisfying to see their relationships develop. The book is a bit open-ended(?) but I don’t really mind it since I think that fits the journey that they’re going to embark on more :D (however that doesn’t mean I would say no to a sequel or side story though haha)
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Stalking, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment
nutmegandselkie'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: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Sexism
aspenandcopper'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting
Minor: Homophobia, Racism, Stalking, and Classism
capyval's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Perhaps it is important to check the trigger warnings before reading this book, although know that there's no homophobia included, which I agree with the author, was the correct choice for this story.
Graphic: Torture, Blood, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Misogyny and Racism