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crusoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Negatives. In spite of the intriguing worldbuilding, New York feels empty. If you're going to set your story in New York, write about New York! If your character has fallen in love with this city, make us fall in love with it too!
Rather than telling a cohesive story, it felt like the characters went from side quest to side quest which made this (500+ pages!!) book loose its tension. Relevant information was also only brought up as soon as it was relevant for the plot which took away all the fun of trying to guess where the story would go next.
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Chronic illness and Rape
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Animal death
nixonice'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
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Moderate: Sexual assault
rinniereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
senseioftheinternet'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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Body horror, Sexism, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Minor: Vomit
val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, and Grief
Minor: Genocide
darquedreamer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
For the most part, I enjoyed the characters, but there were also a lot of moments of "ugh, really?" Lore seemed strong and capable through most of the story, but also had her fair share of unlikable attributes. And, there was just no chemistry between the "romantiship" (yes, I'm making it a word) characters. The feelings felt forced, like, "oh, this is a fantasy ya, we need a little romance."
I also wish there had been more to the plot and the hunt itself. This story could have been a duology so we could have gotten the back story we needed, along with the plot we were promised. Though, I enjoyed the gore and the shocking moments, I felt like there wasn't enough story flow, and there were too many predictable and eye rolling moments.
The ending was pretty lack luster as well. It felt like someone said, "oh no, if we don't wrap this up now, we'll need another book," and then decided to be done with it. We had almost 500 pages in this thing, and had like one chapter for "resolution" which left a few issues unresolved and unexplained.
I just wanted, and expected, more. In the moment, Lore kept my interest, but now that I finished it, I feel disappointed. The excitement and hype while reading was fleeting and I'm left with missing what drew me in.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Blood and Grief
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Misogyny, and Sexual assault
lqvekanthony'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
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
jacq_benoit'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexism, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Terminal illness
grace_reads13's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and War
anhe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
It was much more violent than I expected. There are a lot of graphic fight scenes and deaths.
The ending felt a bit rushed and abrupt.
Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Grief and Murder
Minor: Sexual assault