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beccaand's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
probably suffered a bit from having too many perspectives
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Torture
Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, Stalking, and Confinement
Minor: Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, and Cursing
e_len'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? No
3.75
The writing style was nice, easy to read as it is YA and the poetic descriptions of spellwork were nice to read, even if I could not understand the mechanics of it.
I liked the ending. Howard does not shy away from showing the consequences of decisions.
But it had major flaws:
1. It was not immersive. We do not get to be in the head of the characters, their thoughts and emotions were only shown sparingly. The reader has to guess from that, which was not said. But we do not have enough information nor have a reason to care for any of the characters.
2. Ties in into one. There are too many point of views, it was difficult to keep track of them, especially since some of them are really similar and have the same backgrounds.
The only one I cared a little about was Sydney, the main character, but even then we never zoomed in into her head.
3. World building problems. What about the magic outside New York? How come, it's not important? Why are the Houses Merlin and Dee in New York and not in England?
4. The fight between
Moderate: Classism, Slavery, Stalking, Murder, and Child abuse
Minor: Vomit and Injury/Injury detail
juliette_95's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Murder and Misogyny
habitualrereader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Moderate: Torture and Murder
bookcaptivated's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Slavery, Torture, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit
Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Racism, and Stalking
evbyrd's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Death, Gore, and Stalking