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emsunflower'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Alcohol
nikki_flowers's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
sadiesaurus'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Minor: Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Trafficking, and Alcohol
sophiesmallhands'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
4.5
Graphic: Religious bigotry
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
tomoonarmy'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? N/A
3.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
theaceofpages's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
I had such high hopes for this book. While I did enjoy the plot, I have to say that the characters were largely a let down. While they did all have their defining events, they felt a bit samey and at times I struggled to keep track of which plot belonged to which girl. They all had similar tones and with all the jumping around between points of view it was difficult to pin down personalities. They all just kind of merged into each other. I often felt like the settings had more personality than the actual characters. Which is unfortunate since the relationships between the characters are so important to the storyline. Fenlin felt the most distinctive to me and is probably the only truly memorable character. It's been a couple of days since I finished the book and she's the only one I really remember. Everyone else is a blur. That's because she was so separate from how the rest of the world works. I often felt a little lost, although the world kept me just interested enough to keep going. That being said, I definitely started to enjoy it more towards the end when plots started converging a bit more and the events started being more about the group rather than individuals. It definitely got a bit more coherent at this point. I did kind of forsee quite a few of the plot points though.
I don't think I will be continuing this series as it fell a bit too short of what it should have been, especially because f the characters. I hope that others have better luck with this book than I did.
Graphic: Religious bigotry and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Classism
Minor: Infidelity, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
cosxshea'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? It's complicated
3.0
Despite this, I loved the plot and each of the storylines. The characters had internal issues to work through all while fighting a corrupt system. These problems made each of them more endearing.
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse
betweentheshelves'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
3.5
Some of the pacing in the book was off, however. There were some moments where the writing really shined, so there's potential! Especially since this is going to be a series; lots of time to flesh out some of the aspects of this book that had a lot of potential.
Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Violence
Minor: Sexual assault, Torture, and Abandonment
ceeshay'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: Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Classism
Minor: Drug use, Suicide, Torture, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War