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kileykiller09's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
mandyvpelt's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.5
3,5⭐️
libraryoflei's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
heather_boo's review against another edition
3.0
This book has me entirely conflicted in my opinions. The storyline is good, really good and gets better with every passing chapter. However, the setting is meant to render the dark academia aesthetic but overshoots terribly. The characters are mature far beyond their high school status… one having summited Everest twice, another having already won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. They use fountain pens to take notes, use candles for light, have style perfect to the aesthetic, typewriters, dark cemeteries, cool smoking, and a thousand other examples of overly contrived atmosphere. (Please, dear author, do not use the word juxtaposition one more time!) Other than the author seeming to do a thesis of the dark aesthetic, this book is good and earns a solid three stars.
cherryclouds's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
it’s a good book, nice and easy binge read with pretty writing, sure it’s no magnum opus, but it’s fun and has enough literary references to make you feel smart. the plot gets a bit predictable, but it was exactly what i was looking for at the moment, so i don’t really have any qualms.
musica_mondel's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
jsoliveira's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
4.0
kaylapetri's review against another edition
5.0
Literally so good, haven’t felt this way about a book in quite a while.
emilyrobben's review against another edition
Just couldn’t get into it. Will probably try to read it instead of listen to audiobook