thewillowwood's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Drug use, and Grief
Moderate: Murder, Car accident, and Suicide
Minor: Eating disorder, Alcohol, Blood, and Sexual content
marleywrites's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Death, and Drug use
Moderate: Car accident, Murder, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicide and Sexual content
alexreadsalex's review
- 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? No
3.25
Graphic: Drug use
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Classism and Alcohol
moonchild_cos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Drug use, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Death
Moderate: Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol and Sexual content
kfquarium's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent and Death
Moderate: Murder, Drug use, Grief, Car accident, Cursing, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcohol
shelfofunread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
NB: This review also appears on my blog at https://theshelfofunreadbooks.wordpress.com. My thanks go to the publisher for providing a copy of the book in return for an honest and unbiased review.
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Drug use
Minor: Sexual content and Grief
universeofdust's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Death, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Sexual content
caseythereader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
- THE CLOISTERS scratches that dark academia itch. I love a book focused on the strange and esoteric, and this book fits the bill with all kinds of details about art and the occult in the Renaissance.
- I did find the pacing of this book to be a bit off. I thought it lagged in the middle when Ann was kept out of the loop for a bit too long, and then the ending tumbled together quickly.
- Despite this and a few other character building quibbles I had (i.e., it should have been 100% more queer), I still tore through this book quickly and felt immersed in the uneasy atmosphere Hays built within it.
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Drug use
Moderate: Suicide
uranaishi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Alcohol, Classism, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Murder
Minor: Misogyny, Blood, Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual content, and Stalking