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yourbookishbff'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Also just have to give a shout-out to the on-page bicycle race with the villains - this was SO FUN and really memorable.
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
thecolouryes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Drug use, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
futureofmydays's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism
k_aro's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
I am, however, brainrotten, and can only think about parallels between necromancer/cavalier relationships in The Locked Tomb series and the stormsinger/secondary relationships in this book. Fascinating!
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Gaslighting, and War
Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol
Minor: Drug abuse
purplepenning'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Slavery, Torture, Medical content, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War
foreverinastory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Miles Singer has run from his past. His magical ability to heal is treated as nothing more than a trick by witching society, so determined to do some good Miles enlisted and went off to war. After serving, Miles goes into psychiatry and is determined to help other soldiers who are also suffering from PTSD. But the illness seems like more than just PTSD. When a fatally poisoned patient exposes Miles’ healing gift and his witchmark, he must put his anonymity and freedom at risk to investigate his patient’s murder.
This Edwardian world of magic was really interesting. For the first half we don't really see how witching society works as Miles is incognito and hiding from all witches. But when his family comes back into the picture, we see what Miles has run from and see his worst fears come true. The one thing I really liked about the world was that gender wasn't a factor in magical society. It was all based on primary mages and secondary ones. Primary mages can control the weather and are called storm-singers. All other witches with magic are considered secondary and used as batteries to power the primary mages with a bond that basically takes the secondary's will.
The plot kept me guessing the entire time and the last 30% was basically my brain imploding by what had happened to Miles patients and other witches. I did also enjoy the relationship that developed between Miles and Tristan, but the pacing of it felt a bit weird--a little too insta-lovey for me. I'm definitely curious to see what will happen next.
Rep: Achillean male MC with PTSD, achillean male love interest. Many side characters/patients with PTSD.
CWs: Violence, alcohol consumption, blood, confinement of patients, death, death of parent--flashback, drug use, gaslighting, grief, kidnapping, medical content, mental illness (PTSD), murder--flashback, physical abuse, forced enslavement of MC and many side characters, implied sexual content, suicidal thoughts, talk of committing suicide, suicide attempts and side characters who commit suicide.
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content