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_pauline's review against another edition
1.5
however, if you love horror just for the vibes, maybe you’ll like it; I realised I prefer mysteries & thrillers. Gallant includes a lot of stuff like this:
Behind her eyes, she sees the corpses of small creatures rising at her touch, feels herself dragged into the darkness by dead hands, watches two dozen dancers turn to ash, bits of bone rattling on the ballroom floor as they skitter back to their master.
just not my genre I guess
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Mental illness, and Blood
Minor: Suicide
sistinem24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Suicide
angeldevoursliterature'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? No
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide and Medical content
candyb0x's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
But fr tho, this book had me from the first page. The writing is incredible, and the description was detailed without being exhausting. I can honestly say that I loved every minute of it. A few "unknowns" were pretty obvious to me, but I still enjoyed the journey. Would recommend
Graphic: Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Suicide
camklingfus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Minor: Suicide
cryptofauna'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? It's complicated
4.0
super interesting and had me hooked from the very beginning. it got me to read during the summer which is a huge accomplishment.
v. e. schwab as usually knocks it out of the park with the characterization, writing and world building.
having a non-speaking protagonist i think was done perfectly in this book, it was just frustrating enough to absolutely relate to olivia’s frustration at being ignored and misunderstood but not so much that it felt like a random thing just added to complicate the plot (especially when she isn’t really coded as autistic). it felt like an actual part of the character rather than a flaw or a complication, and i loved that she didn’t get “fixed” at the end.
read all in one day (a double win for the summer reading slump)
also reminded me a lot of the spirit bares its teeth especially at the beginning
Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Pregnancy
whirl'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? No
3.0
Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Death of parent
jelkebooks'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
2.0
I do have to say that I did really like the concept of this book. The story was interesting to me. I read this book relatively quickly, and most of that was because I was intrigued enough to find out what was going on. The atmosphere was also really well build. I do think the resolution was a little dissapointing, but overall I did really like the story. I did also really like the illustrations througout the book. They were absolutely stunning.
I also quite liked our cast of characters. Besides Olivia they were quite one dimensional but I still quite liked seeing them. Olivia was a really interesting main character. I just liked being inside her head. She is obviously extremely smart, but also quite creative, and very brave. The cast of side characters were a great addition to the story, and I liked the role they got to play.
So yeah, this wasn't a bad book at all, and I definitely wouldn't want to steer you away from this book, however it just completely wasn't for me. I would be quite curious to see this book adapted though because I do think this would make a great movie if done correctly (of course).
Graphic: Grief
Minor: Ableism and Suicide
i_write_on_occasion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child death and Suicide
Minor: Animal death
hippievamp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Gun violence, Suicide, and Terminal illness