kayceeisbookish's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
Moderate: Blood, Violence, Alcohol, and Animal death
hanna'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? Yes
3.0
1. Did this feel almost like a normal dream (fae characters, human girl who's REALLY good at painting, everyone's royal)? Yes.
2. Did it also feel just a bit weird (ugly glamours, blood = pretty flowers??)? Yes.
3. Was it still more on the fun dream side than the nightmare one? Yes. Will be able to tell friends & family about it.
4. Will I forget about it very soon? Yes.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Alcoholism, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Body horror
Minor: Grief
laurenevlyn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Blood, Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: War, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, and Animal death
shushkeepitdown's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Body horror, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Alcohol
llewellareads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, Body horror, Kidnapping, Death, and Gore
Minor: Child death, Alcohol, and Death of parent
emily_mh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Spoiler
While Rook and Isobel end up being "legally" together as the Good Law no longer exists, Isobel is still a mortal who will age and die and this was never really addressed. Also, nothing was really done with the storyline relating to painting the Fair Folk with human emotions, and how they responded to that.However, this book had some redeeming qualities. It was relatively enjoyable, and very easy to read. I also liked Rogerson's writing style. Rook and Isobel as characters were entertaining and felt real, though they weren't quite loveable (although March and May were). Finally, the world building was unique and fascinating, as it was in Sorcery of Thorns.
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, and Vomit
Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide