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cardaisy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Impossible for me to imagine Simon as a sexy man when I couldn't stop thinking of him as Alastor from Hazbin Hotel
My thoughts on this book are that I remain intrigued but wary. I'm trying not to be *too* nit-picky because this is a dark romance, but there are some things that just kinda rubbed me the wrong way
Nice to see some disabled representation, and that it's ownvoices as the author has talked about having chronic pain and fatigue, but the FMC definitely has some internalized ableism that's not really addressed
I think that the other representation also leaves a bit to be desired. Trent is basically just the stereotypical gay bff, with little else to his personality than being promiscuous and self-centred, and we get very little to make us believe that the FMC and him are actually best friends. There's another male character that's mentioned as being queer in passing and he's also described at one point as being very promiscuous, and also his former partner (a man) is notably dead. We also get 2 descriptions of non-white people (there could be more that haven't been described yet) and one of them is that notably dead man, while the other is being set up as an antagonist in the series. So, like I said, intrigued, but wary
I also think that the plot felt a little bit too dragged out, as this was mostly just set up for the next book and feels like it should've instead been the first act of a longer book. Also the FMC was just a bit too dense at times. But anyway I read this in one sitting, so it was an easy and enjoyable enough read
My thoughts on this book are that I remain intrigued but wary. I'm trying not to be *too* nit-picky because this is a dark romance, but there are some things that just kinda rubbed me the wrong way
Nice to see some disabled representation, and that it's ownvoices as the author has talked about having chronic pain and fatigue, but the FMC definitely has some internalized ableism that's not really addressed
I think that the other representation also leaves a bit to be desired. Trent is basically just the stereotypical gay bff, with little else to his personality than being promiscuous and self-centred, and we get very little to make us believe that the FMC and him are actually best friends. There's another male character that's mentioned as being queer in passing and he's also described at one point as being very promiscuous, and also his former partner (a man) is notably dead. We also get 2 descriptions of non-white people (there could be more that haven't been described yet) and one of them is that notably dead man, while the other is being set up as an antagonist in the series. So, like I said, intrigued, but wary
I also think that the plot felt a little bit too dragged out, as this was mostly just set up for the next book and feels like it should've instead been the first act of a longer book. Also the FMC was just a bit too dense at times. But anyway I read this in one sitting, so it was an easy and enjoyable enough read
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Gore, Self harm, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Homophobia, Torture, and Death of parent
Self harm: there's a scene where the MMC has purposefully stabbed into his leg // Gun violence: there's a scene where the FMC pulls a gun on the MMC, but it never actually gets used // Ableism: the FMC has some internalized ableism and there's one point in particular where she states that her life is essentially worth less than her friend'sviktoriann's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, and Gore
cc0906's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Death, Stalking, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Homophobia and Medical trauma
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