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farawaymoon0719's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.25
Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, and Child abuse
gingerlaura'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
4.25
I first read this book eons ago, as in probably over ten years ago. This book is definitely better than I remember it to be, and deserves a solid 4 stars instead of 3!
Graphic: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Death
Minor: Vomit
v_neptune'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Ableism, Medical trauma, Death, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization
jimjamreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Vomit, Suicide, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Gore, Murder, Animal death, Blood, and Gun violence
queer_bookwyrm'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? Yes
3.0
The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong is the first book in the Darkest Powers series. I went in knowing nothing about this book, which is why I mistakenly included this book in my witch stack. Instead we have necromancy. This book was released in 2008 so there are some dated references. This was a good read for Spooky season, but I think I would have enjoyed this more when it came out when I was actually in high school (holy sh*t I'm old).
We follow Chloe Saunders as she realizes she sees ghosts and can talk to them, but has been sent to a group home for teens with mental illnesses. She finds out that her diagnosis is wrong and that she is actually a necromancer, and she's not the only one at Lyle House with peculiar abilities. Lyle House is more than it seems.
The premise is certainly interesting and I like the different take from magic school to magic mental institution (although I feel like this could be problematic). The pacing in places was a bit weird. The beginning was slow then everything happened all at once and we end on a cliffhanger. I also found Chloe to be kind of annoying, I get that she's a late bloomer and sheltered a bit, but she still read younger than 15 to me. We do get an MC with a stutter.
This was a good read for Spooky season, but I don't think I'm interested enough to read the rest of the series.
Moderate: Suicide, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Gore
Minor: Child abuse
pointlessmoss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Mental illness
Moderate: Death, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Abandonment
lyss008'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, and Death
Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, and Murder
Minor: Car accident, Child death, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
jennrust's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness