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caffinatedslug's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Dementia
marinajonesreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
But I will say, the cover, binding and sprayed purple edges are beautiful. The purple and black is such a solid choice. Love the Verenmore gold foil.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Incest, Blood, and Death of parent
klpage's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I loved the aesthetic of the book, and the last 50 pages of interesting plot, but that was it unfortunately.
Not for me I’m afraid!
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
hobbit_at_heart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The whole time I thought Vad Deverel was going to end up being a vampire or something and that never happened. So that was a touch disappointing. The smut could have been a touch better, but I won't complain.
I suck at reviews, but all-in-all, a good story. Definitely New Adult vibes. At first I was under the impression that this was set in an older timeline, however it was fairly modern with random things like the use of phones and internet was stuck in. Some of the writing was kind of cringy and I sped read through a LOT of fluffy bits that simply weren't all that necessary to have even been put into writing. Overall, good book. If Goodreads would do a 1/2 star system, this would be a solid 3.5 for me but I rounded up for the sake of having enjoyed the plot twist at the end bc I never would have seen it coming. Wild ride at the end!
HEA was corny as SHIT.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit, Medical content, and Stalking
Minor: Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Toxic friendship
paperkindle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
SPOILERS REGARDING THE END: Why was Vad so long in those tunnels and what was in the river that dragged Corvina and Ajax almost down?
My reading experience makes it difficult to rate because I don't know if it feels more like two or three stars. So for the moment, I'm going with two.
TW: schizophrenia, dementia, death of parent, drugs, suicide, missing people, murder, student/teacher relationship (age gap)
Graphic: Suicide and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Drug use, Dementia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
krystlethegreat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
1. This book reads YA, until it doesn't. 🫣
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2. The repetition of describing the same things, in exactly the same way, a couple of pages later, really pulled me out of the story. This was both entire paragraphs and just repeating the same specific adjective/phrase closely together.
3. Some sentences just didn't make sense. Or they did make sense after you reread them multiple times, but that's just not how a proper sentence is structured.
We never find out all of the mysteries. Like big-ish things that are a constant in the storyline or an event that we never get closure on. In the author's opening letter to the reader and in the author's note at the end, this is identified as intentional. It's really just annoying. The author personally identifies with lack of answers, however writing your own story gives you the chance to create answers!
Overall, I was looking for a gothic, dark academia romance... and what I got was a poorly edited story that didn't know it's audience or what actually happened inside of itself.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Suicide, and Murder
Minor: Drug use and Rape
hitheremynameislisa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Dementia
nose_in_a_book's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
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Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Dementia, and Murder