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slburg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Classism, Grief, and Child abuse
Minor: Death
toffishay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Classism, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Trafficking, Slavery, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Rape, Police brutality, Racism, War, Xenophobia, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Cursing
yvo_about_books's review against another edition
2.0
“Doing something when it is hard, because it is the right thing to do, matters more than doing it when it's easy. The world needs light now more than ever.”
I know that I don't read a lot of YA anymore, but I do tend to enjoy a good urban fantasy and there was just something about the blurb of The Library Of The Dead that had me fully intrigued. I was SO excited when my TBR jar thought it was time to finally read it, and I actually expected to end up finding a new favorite... But sadly the complete opposite happened. This had nothing to do with the premise itself, and everything with the writing. I simply clashed horribly with the writing style, and the way the premise was developed was actually rather confusing and vague at times. I strongly disliked all the slang and cursing; instead of feeling natural, the tone was rather forced and I sometimes struggled to understand certain phrases. My dislike for the writing also ment I wasn't really a fan of the main character Ropa, which was where most of the slang appeared. Even my curiosity for the bookish elements, the library and the magic couldn't redeem this story for me, and I confess that I started skimreading long before the halfway mark. I guess it won't come as a surprise that I won't be continuing this series in the future.
Graphic: Addiction, Kidnapping, Violence, Animal death, Body horror, Classism, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Confinement, Drug use, Police brutality, Torture, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Physical abuse
bergha1998'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? No
3.75
Paranormal Mystery, Little but coming of age
“Doing something when it is hard, because it is the right thing to do, matters more than doing it when it’s easy.”
“Evil doesn’t happen because good men do nothing. It happens because they get sucked in, they participate. There are no neutral observers in this world, Old Albert E. showed us that already. We’re all in the game, whether we like it or not.”
Graphic: Child abuse, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Kidnapping, Gore, Death, Alcoholism, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Blood, and Cursing
enbae'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Child abuse, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Drug abuse, Grief, Police brutality, Abandonment, Blood, Cursing, and Drug use
Kidnapping of children, Maiming (a.o. of children), Povertymattyb'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Trafficking, Confinement, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Excrement, Violence, and Gore
Minor: Drug use, Police brutality, Alcohol, Excrement, and Cursing
pkc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexism, Violence, Colonisation, Medical content, Pedophilia, Blood, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma
lefthandlou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Minor: Kidnapping, Body horror, Grief, Police brutality, Child abuse, and Drug use
tbrplaylist's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Grief
pvbobrien'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
3.25
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, and Violence
Minor: Pedophilia, Blood, Car accident, Drug use, Death, Police brutality, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Medical content