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geckotigerwolf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
appletreeapple'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Torture
brookey8888's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I’ve never really read anything like this plot with the changing how people look and the power it might bring. This starts off kind of slow but after like 150ish pages o was entertained and wanted to know where the plot was going. I liked the main character even though she annoyed me at times. There’s a slight romance in this which was fine, but I’m hoping there’s a bodyguard romance in the next book, but I’m sure I’m wrong.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism
goldenwing'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
4.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture
Moderate: Bullying, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body horror
cdoubet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Death and Fire/Fire injury
coymeld's review
- 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? It's complicated
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism
kassidyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, and Torture
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
notsobinaryart's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Sexual assault, Blood, and Outing
heyshay07'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
Second, I pretty much liked the characters which is a must for me to enjoy any story. Camellia is ambitious and smart but a naive about people and court life in general. She has a pretty good cast of supporting friends and her two love interests are ones you're rooting for even if it's not super developed. The villain is really devious and you can't help but despise her, though I wish Clayton would have introduced her sooner to move the plot along faster. The big mystery wasn't that big of a mystery and all the action happens in the last 100 pages which drives me crazy about YA books!
There are some great points about beauty and privilege and societal expectations that would make a great book discussion. Overall, decently entertaining with good characters. I world be interested in reading the next one- especially since it's 100 pages shorter.
Moderate: Torture
dustghosts's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
+ Through the narrator and her sisters’ POV, a refreshing celebration of diverse forms and interpretations of beauty
+ Representation/inclusion that feels natural and casual, only occasionally heavy-handed
+ Visceral and gripping descriptions, dialogue that feels True, a protag who is naive, charming, and morally challenged time and again.
- Pacing can be a bit strange— slow and meandering at the beginning, too fast near the end. Some of the protagonists largest concerns feel underaddressed as a result, and some situations (ie: her being
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, and Death
Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Fatphobia