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onemamareads's review
- 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? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Body horror, Child death, Death, Murder, Xenophobia, War, Religious bigotry, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, and Grief
cait's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexism, Torture, Vomit, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Death, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, War, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
rinku's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Murder, Violence, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Cannibalism
Minor: Animal death
mariekew'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? No
3.5
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Vomit
koistyfishy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
This book starts off immediately after the first book ends. From page one it’s tense, threatening, there is action, and stuff going on. But none of this is grasping and it’s feels like the entirety of the book we are just trudging through the trenches to get through to the next book.
I was under the expectation that book two would go more into explaining the vague magic system, but besides the mention of “magic take balance” it’s not really elaborated on at all and I still don’t know how it works!
I did not like the split POV in this book. In book 1 because of the main distinction between Lou and Reid you could easily determine who’s head and POV you were in. This book muddled the lines of internal monologue. They blurred together and often times I had to reread sentences because I was unsure if the chapter was from Lou or Reid’s perspective.
I also have no idea what the actual fuck was going on with their relationship in this book. I really wish sometimes that I had the ability to knock some sense into characters. It bothered me at the start that these two who didn’t know each other really long are this devoted and obsessed with each other… it almost borders on “instant lovey/infatuation vibes” and that type of love does not resonate with me at all! I missed the sassy banter between the two from book one… then a third into the book some sick twist happens and for basically the rest of the book these two basically despise each other due to their judgemental and selfish thoughts and ideals. It’s immature and annoying and the animosity between the two drove me insane.
By page 150 I was wishing for this torture to be over… I need a break before starting book 3 cause I don’t think I can step right into it.
Graphic: Violence and Torture
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Murder
roaze's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexism, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual content, War, Misogyny, Torture, Alcohol, Religious bigotry, and Vomit
sealbrecht's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Self harm, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Animal death
ara02'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
3.75
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Violence, Cursing, and Death
Moderate: Cannibalism, Grief, Genocide, Blood, Kidnapping, and Torture
Minor: Confinement, Child death, and Abandonment
thegreatelise's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
The characters were really getting on my nerves especially Lou who, in my opinion, is one of the most annoying main character which is a shame since she was amazing in serpent and dove.
Serpent and Dove made Blood and Honey even worse since that first volume was really enjoyable and I loved the characters, that is probably the reason of why it disappointed me that much.
I had such high expectations that are now shattered due to the poor writing and unlovable characters.
The plot starts to get real messy and nothing has much sense anymore, I think the author tried too hard but a less complicated plot would have been way better.
The fact that Reid has powers ? That not only women can be witches when it was emphasize the whole time, it was meant to be a plot twist but it's just unnecessary and boring.
And how heartbroken was I when the only character I truly liked and cared for died ? Why was it Ansel who had to die ? And the fact that he died for no reason except hurt Lou ? But it hurted me too why didn't you killed someone else ? His death was so brutal, I don't have any motivation to read the third volume anymore.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, and Violence
thebowandthebook's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Torture, Murder, and Grief
Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Cursing, and Sexual content
Minor: Gore