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mary_do_12's review against another edition
- 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
DANTE— marry me. please.
*clears throat*
so, anyways. i don’t have much to say. i enjoyed tellas perspective, it made me come to understand and enjoy her character a lot more. just as with caraval, i was confused throughout— well, the whole book really. to the point i’m at right now.
i had some theories. they were all wrong.
what i also had were CHILLS. because DANTE (i know i’m repeating myself but hang on). that man is absolutely heavenly, scraping-my-eyes-out, BAWLING, jaw-drop, screaming crying throwing up, dead-drop gorgeous. quote tella. well, not literally. but almost.
i was baffled. i don’t think i will recover. 10/10, recommend.
Moderate: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, and Murder
saraavowlerr's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Misogyny
1_800_fuck_off's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
he was just a wonderfully, well done morally ambiguous character. he's confusing in the best way possible. does he actually have a soft side? is he actually a cruel person?
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Murder
Minor: Death
rescuing mother gone wrong, morally ambiguous characters for the win, legend not so legendary, found family??amre23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Death, Violence, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Confinement, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcohol and Death of parent
lynnloveshobi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Emotional abuse, Murder, Confinement, Gaslighting, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Death
Minor: Cannibalism
kyrstin_p1989's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, and Violence
vaniavela's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Murder
katvou'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? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Death
Minor: Body horror, Sexual content, Grief, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Murder, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Violence
justreaditem's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Tella's voice is vastly different to Scarlett's. Tella's is one girl who knows who she is and what she wants. She kisses boys with no remorse, wears the changing dresses and just does what she wants. She also loves her sister unapologetically, they love each other and it's so beautiful to read.
Through out the book you could feel Tella being torn between playing the game and caring. Obviously, she built a wall around her heart after her mother abandoned them and their father being...their father...but you can see she cares ferociously. She cares about her sister (above all else), her mother (despite her leaving), Dante and Julian and Jacks.
The journey of finding her long lost mother reveals so many things about her life, gives her more questions about herself and her sister, about her entire life. The abuse that both of them have endured throughout their lives brought them so close to each other, it was really heartwarming to read
The whole book was full of mindgames, puzzles and I spent so much of it going WHO IS LEGEND?!
The answer was not what I expected.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Death and Death of parent