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War Storm by Victoria Aveyard

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mbrogs2024's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

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hwerle's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

too much was happening. and words could not describe how little i cared about the other POV's... like why start a book series as one POV, then add new ones, but so inconsistently and at such random times that it actually adds nothing to the plot or character development?

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ameydireads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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? Yes

4.0

“But I would never call loving someone else a weakness. I think living without love at all, any kind of love, is weakness. And the worst kind of darkness.”

The war has begun and both sides get ready to fight. But the fight isn’t just between both sides, there are also many internal conflicts. One example is the relationship between Mare and Cal. It has always been complicated and now once again they find themselves on opposite sides. Mare wants to abolish the monarchy altogether and Cal still holds hope for a better world in which he gets to keep his crown. Their mental traumas don’t exactly help either, but this situation does provide interesting characters. We see how Mare is still traumatised by Maven and the silent stone whilst Maven is still haunted by his dead mother and Cal is still haunted by what he thought Maven was and what Maven really could have been if not for Elara. We really have some very interesting characters! I loved Cal and Maven. Cal is such a sweetheart and Maven is a great antagonist. Let’s not forget about Evangeline by the way. She has a great storyline! For so many years her future was fixed and now she sees that she could also make her own choices and live a different life. I didn’t like her at the start of this series, but I’ve grown to love her. She is loyal almost to a fault and is honestly a badass. She comes across as someone who is merciless but that is because of the wall she built around her. I loved that we get to see her POV in this series where we see her inner thoughts and discover a different side of her.

War Storm really is a chunky book but it’s so easy to read that you almost forget its size. Almost! Unfortunately my hand did remind me of this fact, multiple times… Anyway, I enjoyed how this story plays out and now I feel a bit sad that this is the end of this series.

Also, WHY AREN’T MARE AND CAL TOGETHER AT THE END OF THIS BOOK?! They need a happy ending!! This seriously is the only part where I felt betrayed. I mean it makes sense and it’s good that they take a break to recover from everything. It’s a healthy choice, but I need some closure….

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kingspite618's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

TOP 5 books that emotionally scarred me and changed me as a person and ruined my life forever! Loved it, would recommend it to everyone and also I hope no one has to go through the pain of reading this.

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anniereads221's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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amanda_mh's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

What an ending to the series. Somehow it was a perfect ending - not entirely what I expected and I’m glad. I’m sad it’s over but it makes me want to read Realm Breaker since I really like Victoria Aveyard’s art which was this series and want to read more !

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vereadsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

Rating ★☆☆☆☆

“Love can be exploited, I guess, used to manipulate. It's leverage. But I would never call loving someone else a weakness. I think living without love at all, any kind of love, is weakness. And the worst kind of darkness.”

Reading War Storm is reading the previous books but in a different setting. Victoria Aveyard found the formula for this series and never let it go. I don't judge it, but it's repetitive reading the same plot over and over again with some changes.

“Cal is built from his father’s dreams, and Maven from his mother’s nightmares.”

I liked Red Queen, but the series is declining in a spiral of filler and repetition of betrayals and conspiracies. All the characters seem to have their own agenda. They are plotting and conspiring against each other all the time. At this point, I feel like everyone is conspiring to bring down the other person. It's exhausting and annoying to read the same thing all the time.

“I don't like being your chess piece."
"Everyone is someone else's pawn, Mare. whether we know it or not.”

“I walked away from his offer. From him. I was torn apart by another betrayal—Cal’s betrayal, but also mine. I love you is a promise we both made, and we both broke. It should mean I choose you above all else. I want you more. I need you always. I cannot live without you. I will do anything to keep our lives from parting.
But he wouldn’t. And I won’t.”

The book has several points of view, and they all sound similar. I had to check who was narrating the chapter because I was confused by who was who.

“But there's always something left to be broken.”

I haven't been able to connect to any characters. They all lack development. The book tells you rather than shows you. I feel like I'm looking at one of those showhouses. It looks good at first, but when you pay close attention, you realize that everything is fake.

“I will not be a red queen”

I will not continue with Broken Throne because it would be a waste of my money and time.

Red Queen series

Red Queen ★★★ ½
Glass Sword ★★★☆☆
King's Cage ★ ½
War Storm ★☆☆☆☆

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