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monacopland's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Incest
schnaucl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Nico and maybe Tristan are the only characters I cared about because they're the only characters who seem to actually care about someone else.
These characters are supposed to be from different countries and possibly different classes but they all read the same.
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
Minor: Incest, Sexual content, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder
mightyola's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Incest
dosymedia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
- do you love pretentious intelligentsia & academicians with murderous bents? imo, if you liked the prose and the narration in the Red Rising series or in Micah Nemerever's These Violent Delights, specifically for the broad inclusion of the social sciences and philosophy, this might intrigue you
- the magic is wishy-washy, v. soft, but worked for me tonally
- everybody queer, yay!
- romantic relationships develop out of nowhere, i was most convinced by preexisting romances.
- most characters had shallow arcs, but i loved the characters as written, there wasn't a dull combination to read on-page
- highly recommend the audiobook! it's a full cast
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Incest, Sexual content, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
nicole_m's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Outing, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Terminal illness, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
If the warnings above trigger you then i don’t recommend this book. If not give it a try if you like and enjoy!foxcrofty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The over all premise is six of the worlds most power medeians (magic users) have been offered a chance to join the premiere and secretive Alexandrian Society, however after a year of study together only five will be initiated into the society and one will be eliminated and it is up to the group to decide which member they will eliminate.
My dark academia/Warehouse 13/The Librarians loving self was all over this concept.
Now I will say, this book is dense. The rules of magic are deeply rooted in the rules of physics and there were several times I was struggling to keep up. But I am not a science girl.
The only other reason I'm giving this book a 4.5 rather than a 5 is because the opening section was difficult to get through. Initially I found some of the characters more irritating than interesting but the further I got into the book the more my opinion changed. I thought this was going to be a plot driven book but it sort of bait and switches in the middle and becomes almost entirely about the characters. By the end I was deeply attached to all of them, even Callum, though he certainly scares me the most.
I am also very glad that this isn't a stand alone because final act left me very confused and wanting more.
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, and Murder
Minor: Chronic illness, Incest, and Colonisation
fromlindenmere's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
bingus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Minor: Incest