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gracehannahh'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
stageandpage's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Suicide and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Incest, and Blood
kat1105'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
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
katvou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt
Minor: Body horror, Child death, Drug abuse, Gore, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
prasenna__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
carla20's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Dementia, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
faefolkreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Loved the dark academia gothic vibes, enjoyed the broody morally grey MC and our shy but strong FMC, and yay for insta-lust/soul-mates!
Where this lost me was it’s uncertainty on if it was wiling to be a paranormal story or not. There were too many unanswered questions, and it felt too wishy-washy in its ambiguity. Were ghosts and curses and witches a things? Was she psychic or insane? I expected more development in terms of the paranormal, which it turns out this story is not.
Still, an enjoyable story with plot lines that came together in a way I didn’t anticipate.
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail
emilycruz1016's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
anastashamarie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
So I honestly absolutely loved this book, despite a few nagging problems. If you like gothic dark romance and a dark academic setting, this is 1000% for you.
⚠️TWs: graphic depictions of loved ones completing suicide; explicit sexual content; student-professer; descriptions of hallucinations (possible psychosis); death
🌑 Things I loved: The dark academia setting -- immersive and majorly enthralling. The callbacks to classic gothic horror. The blurred line between paranormal and psychological. The different subplots that wove interestingly together. The passion/madness of the romantic relationship. Daddy Dom Vad.
🕯️ Things I didn't love:
🏰 Listen, maybe I'm biased because this book is exactly up my alley. Maybe it's all the years of pining to go to boarding school (I grew up in the era of the Gossip Girl and the Private novel series so it hits hard). Maybe it's that I went to a probably-haunted, very old university with all sorts of stories like these. Maybe Verenmore has me in its clutches, too. But maybe this is just a generally great book. The only way for you to know is to read it too.
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Dementia, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Taboo relationship (student/professer, both consenting adults)