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toastedoats42's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
3.0
An interesting story and I'm excited to read the sequel. The author uses male and female instead of man and woman in most instances which, despite understanding the reasoning behind it given the story, still gives me an ick.
Graphic: Violence, Medical content, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
siglerbooknook's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Personally I didn't enjoy this book. The premise was promising but the execution fell flat. The whole first half felt very much like ACOTAR fanfiction.
And the ending was not satisfying for me. I guessed a lot of what was going to happen by chapter 10 and almost everything else by chapter 19.
This felt like the miscommunication trope to the extreme which has never been a favorite. There were so many places where honesty could have made a better story.
And the ending was not satisfying for me. I guessed a lot of what was going to happen by chapter 10 and almost everything else by chapter 19.
This felt like the miscommunication trope to the extreme which has never been a favorite. There were so many places where honesty could have made a better story.
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Medical content, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Deportation
Minor: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
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