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booksalacarte'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
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
readingwithmeredith'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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Gore, Hate crime, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Cursing and Alcohol
Sexual tension with body descriptions but no actual contentdianaschmidty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Kai and Paedyn were honestly cute with each other! I really felt the romance between them, with them having the perfect chemistry. They honestly have the most chemistry of any couple I’ve read in a fantasy novel in a very long time.
I really liked how complex both Paedyn and Kai were. I really liked how much their stories and their personalities mirrored each other. They both do what they believe needs being done to survive in their world. I also thought Kai’s inner turmoil about being a monster was really interesting to see, because assassins in fantasy novels often are fine with being villainess, but not the reluctant villain that is Kai.
Also, can we talk about how impressive this is as a debut novel?! This book was 500 pages, but they were very necessary 500 pages that actually flew by. It was very well written and I’m so excited to read more books from her in the future.
There were a few times that it felt a little too much like other popular series I’ve read, but I think that Lauren Roberts had a unique enough spin on those common tropes that this book felt unique in its own way.
I am so incredibly excited for Reckless, especially after that cliffhanger! I’m counting down the days until I can read more of Kai and Paedyn!
Thank you to NetGalley, Simon & Schuester, and Lauren Roberts for providing me access to this book.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Grief, and Abandonment
sammymilfort'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
kirstenpod_'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
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Cursing, Genocide, Torture, Medical content, and Grief
Minor: Alcohol and Pandemic/Epidemic
olyviatb'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
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol
itsmemiana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
AND THE ENDING-
I waited for this book for over a year, ever since I saw Lauren talking about it for the first time. my expectations were really high and this was even better than what I was expecting. I loved this so much. I NEED BOOK TWO RN.
this is now one of my favourite books of all time. I loved the writing style, the characters, the world building... everything.
Kai is DEFINITELY in my book boyfriends list. I just love him with all my heart. (this is actually the second Kai I fall in love with lmao). I want him to be real so badddd. my standards because of Kai 📈
I loved the relationships between the characters, they were so cute.
Kai and Paedyn are the absolute cutest and I'm really intrigued about what's going to happen in the next book after that ending 😩
the author said that this book is kind of a mix of Red Queen and The Hunger Games. I've never read Red Queen (but it is on my tbr) but I did read The Hunger Games and I can definitely see the similarities (in a good way and not a copy paste way) with that book.
I highly HIGHLY recommended this book.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Child abuse