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levzies's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
0.75🌶️
Hubby - 6 ✨
Audiobook - Hoopla
Adult Fantasy • Slow Paced • Flashing timeline from 17th Century to today • Beautifully written
I could watch you for a life time… living over 300 years and never leaving your mark.
To be honest I was expecting more of a love story with Addie & Death like in Belladonna by Adalyn Grace. Whilst I don’t like making comparisons both these stories have a haunting beauty in two very different respects.
You cannot deny the beauty of this book. It’s poignant, reflective, beautifully written. It’s regret and not regretting, it’s about making the most of your life and time. It we make you think and feel what one would do with making a deal with death. You really feel every despair that Addie experiences and then what Henry does too.
It’s not for everyone, you won’t have a HEA but rather leaves it up to you to decide what happens between Adeline and Luc.
Addie
Luc (God of Darkness aka death)
Henry
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Vomit and War
nschilling10's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I kind of hate the characters. I hate Luke. I kind of hate Addie because she seems somewhat inhuman at the end.
I like my stories more free and happy go lucky and this book is dark in a way that doesn't have a silver lining unfortunately.
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
turidt's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Alcohol
Moderate: Rape and Sexism
Minor: Violence, Vomit, and War
readingmausi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War
Minor: Vomit
kaziaroo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
But then Henry appeared. I honestly think I would have enjoyed the book more if I'd just skipped Henry's chapters. The story would have mostly made sense without them and I would have those hours of my life back. Although I related to some of his struggles with choosing his career path and specialism, and his situation is also sad, Henry's chapters were just boring. He mopes around all day and whenever he feels a little worse he just downs a mixture of drugs with gay abandon and no consequences the next day. His and Addie's "love" was totally unconvincing; compared to the other lovers we see her meet, Henry is by far the most dull and she only likes him so much because he remembers her. She becomes the only interesting thing about him.
I wish the book had either explored the world and history a bit more or been a couple of hundred pages shorter. I had no interest in watching Addie and Henry having nice days out and going to endless bars and clubs, or sleeping with everyone they meet. The flowery writing desperately tried to make me fall in love with the characters and settings, but it was all style over substance. My overall feeling about this book is disappointment after the hype.
I would recommend this to fans of Matt Haig's "How to Stop Time" and who want nice, deep-sounding quotes to put in their Instagram captions.
TL;DR: it was well executed for what it was but the writing was flowery, the male lead boring, the female lead unadventurous, and there was too much sex, drugs and rock & roll for my tastes.
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing, Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
halliot'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
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
elanuruysal's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Alcohol
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Vomit
blewballoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Vomit and War
antjeliest'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
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Slavery, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War
laurenleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Confinement, Rape, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol