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selestre's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Cursing, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Body shaming
Minor: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Child death, Death of parent, Medical content, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
dlsmk's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Death, Grief, Animal death, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Child death, Death of parent, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Sexual assault
booksoversecondbreakfast's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, War, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Trafficking
Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, Torture, and Abandonment
laura_ash's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Physical abuse
Minor: Child death
ciara_donohue's review
3.5
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Torture, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Gaslighting
courtneylmal'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
4.25
Moderate: Blood, Emotional abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Murder
Minor: Death of parent, Body shaming, Child abuse, Grief, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Child death
luna_lovelace'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
5.0
There are also a lot of crumbs throughout the book which gave me an idea of what would happen next. Although some aspects of the story were predictable, I found it satisfying when I guessed correctly! There were also moments when I was caught off guard by unexpected twists and turns,
It is a slow-burning romance, making it all the more satisfying when the characters finally come together. The author has also thrown in an enemies-to-lovers plot, adding an extra layer of complexity to the romance.
Poppy, is a force to be reckoned with. She is charming, strong-willed, and knows her way around a dagger! I found myself becoming more and more invested in her story as the book progressed. I could see why Hawke falls for her, despite his rough exterior. Hawke is a gray character and complex
Reading this book was an emotional rollercoaster, and I cannot wait to read the next one!
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Blood, Sexual content, Death, Grief, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Cursing, and Child death
Minor: Forced institutionalization
bree_h_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.25
This book started out pretty shaky BUT I was won over by the amazing work of the narrator. She had a way of narrating things so that the banter and characters flowed in a way that the prose didn’t. I will also credit the book with the fact that Poppy felt like an 18-year-old girl scrabbling for control in her own life. The themes and exploration of them was interesting. Poppy’s character lent to these themes and it was fairly well done. Aside from that, the foreshadowing as fairly well done.
What really tanked this book for me was the last quarter of the book roughly. While it was declining slightly before the twist was revealed, that’s what destroyed the book for me. Everything about the characters and who they were felt like it vanished. Their actions stopped making sense and while I thought some changes after the reveal of the twist were well some, most didn’t. I stopped understanding Poppy and her actions. I found myself so frustrated with her and what she was doing that it tanked the book for me.
Graphic: Blood, Sexism, Cursing, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Grief, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual violence, Death, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Murder, Confinement, Physical abuse, Gore, and Torture
Minor: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Child death, and Child abuse
cdoubet'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
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Genocide, Bullying, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Physical abuse, Addiction, Death, Mental illness, and Misogyny
Moderate: Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, and Medical content
Minor: Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
reasek's review
- 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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Violence and Blood
Moderate: War and Sexual assault
Minor: Death of parent and Child death