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Une fenêtre sur les ténèbres by Benjamin Peylet, Rachel Gillig
153 reviews
chronic_listener's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Bullying and Police brutality
themis_biblos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
hannah_hearts_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Infidelity and Death of parent
shadow_cat94'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
5.0
The story was riveting, the characters are engaging, and the world building is constant. Rachel Gillig has a wonderful way with words that just made me want to cling to every sentence as I turned through the pages.
Character development isn't really a thing that happens in this book it's more about character revelations as we get to see the people behind their masks - their real motivations rather than the MC's preconceptions. However, this approach makes it feel like it's the Nightmare's story and Elspeth is the POV character as she is the only constant character that does not change while we follow her around. It's interesting and different.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
the_castle_library's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child death, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent
yananhai's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
this was so good, kept me hooked, the only reason I put it down was to study 🫣
I think I would've enjoyed more if Ravyn and Elspeth were slow-burn.
can't wait to start the second book!
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
xx_jade_xx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Violence and Blood
Minor: Sexual content and Death of parent
kenzibir's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
sweetteaandfiction'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
PROS:
🩸The Infection
🖤Raven
🩸The Highwaymen
🖤Court Intrigue
🩸The Magic System
🖤All magic has a cost
🩸The Nightmare
🖤The poems
CONS:
🩸Royals only concerned with their own power
🖤Genocidal tendencies
🩸The cost of some magic is too much to bear and it isn’t always a choice
🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸 out of five infected young girls with cat like yellow eyes
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence
Moderate: Genocide and Blood
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Murder
tspice24'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail