Elliot Brooks 168K subscribers · Oct 8, 2026

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Liked

I feel like the general setup is somewhat similar, the motivations of the characters are somewhat similar, but the way in which things play out and the drama of everything and also the really tragic elements of both of them I think are where the differences lie. But they both definitely have that and I think they both do it very well.

Loved

So, she's our main character, and she is incredible. I really loved her, but I really enjoyed a lot of the perspectives in this story. Some of them you're exploring abuse within the home, and there are other characters as well that I always describe as being very quietly powerful, very quietly resilient.

Disliked

I didn't personally care for the devils. I didn't personally care for How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying either, but not because I think they're terrible books, but because the tone of both of these is still very similar to everything I'm describing overall.

Liked

I feel like the general setup is somewhat similar, the motivations of the characters are somewhat similar, but the way in which things play out and the drama of everything and also the really tragic elements of both of them I think are where the differences lie. But they both definitely have that and I think they both do it very well.