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jem_carstairs'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: War, Murder, Kidnapping, Grief, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Alcohol, and Violence
Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual content
enc3336'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
5.0
Moderate: Alcohol and Death
Minor: Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Violence, and Murder
the_true_monroe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Pregnancy, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Outing, Kidnapping, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Miscarriage, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, and Confinement
cait'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
4.0
Minor: Gun violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Blood, War, Alcoholism, Dysphoria, Vomit, Alcohol, Biphobia, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Homophobia, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Death of parent, and Gore
val_theburrowofstories'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
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, Alcoholism, Child death, Grief, Addiction, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual content, War, and Kidnapping
Minor: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Lesbophobia
emsavors'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: Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Alcoholism, Child death, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Outing, Death, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Confinement, Grief, Lesbophobia, Addiction, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Racism, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, and War
aklovekorn'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
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Blood, Infidelity, Murder, Violence, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
aseel_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Medical content, and Homophobia
lectricefeministe's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Murder, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Vomit, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping
sathyadgs95's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
“How much love people have denied themselves through the ages because they believed they didn't deserve it. As if the waste of love is not the greater tragedy.” (P. 195)
Too excited are two words that didn't even come close to how I felt about reading this book. A part of me refused to read it because I didn't want to finish this story. The first few chapters felt a bit slow compared to the previous two books, but as always with Clare I was hooked, so this wasn't a big problem when it came to reading. I loved the rest of the book so much, it's a perfect and beautiful ending to the story, the only thing that would change him is to know more about Matthew's life.
In short, the book felt pretty flat most of the time, or at least the first 400 pages, despite exciting or emotional situations happening, but I didn't feel that need to keep reading that happened to me with the two previous books. After half it became much more interesting, and I couldn't stop reading anymore; I really liked how everything developed, even the tragic parts. I was very happy with the outcome, although I feel that of the three books this was the one that was least up to scratch.
Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Death, Murder, Torture, and Dementia