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liesthemoontells's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
katie0528's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and War
helfire124'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: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism
catastrophiclyss'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: Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail
deathmetalheron's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.75
ACOMAF picks up three months after ACOTAR and you are suddenly hit with the realization that in those three months SIGNIFICANT character development has occurred!! Offpage, offscreen. Tamlin is now major dickhead dumbass and Feyre is very sad. Reminder, this is NOT how we left them. Feyre was happy to have freed Tamlin from a curse and is getting married to him.
But in the back of her mind, sexy, sexy Rhysand (known dickhead in the first book) made her make a deal. However, he seems to have "forgotten" that deal until her (dreaded) wedding day when he whisks her away, finally reneging on her deal. They trade barbs, she bites her thumb at him, etc. When she returns, Tamlin in response to this becomes jealous and overprotective.
Right away, if you are familiar with the first book, this entire sequence should seem odd. Tamlin was sexy, sexy understandy man who valued Feyre and Rhysand was sexy man but also evil and he killed innocent people. Now the two personalities have flip-flopped--Tamlin is sexy with a bad side and Rhysand is soooo understanding and empathetic.
I'm not against this dynamic, but for 600+ page book more time could've been clearly spent on that development instead of just throwing us in the first page. Instead, we get tons and tons of scenes of characters who instantly befriend Feyre, talk about her vague powers, "training," and will-they-won't-they dynamics between the two MCs.
At the end, Rhysand's
The biggest thematic issue of this series is in its inception--it is not fantasy romance, it's just romance with a high fantasy setting. Many of the fantastical elements seem to revolve around Feyre's relationship and warp to meet her expectations. The magic system in particular has effectively no rules yet it goes to be the crux of nearly EVERY plotline in the book. Yes, including the romances!
This is not really a story, this is a trope payoff with 550 pages of fluff to justify said tropes.
Graphic: Confinement, Violence, and War
Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Pregnancy
booitsbam'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
3.75
I was significantly less frustrated with the characters and overall plot, though I still have my qualms.
I really love all the new characters we’re introduced to from the Night Court; they all have their own motivations that feel realistic, but in our reality and a fantasy setting. They feel properly fleshed out for the most part. The relationships between each of them also feel plausible, along with how they came to be.
The descriptions of the settings were pretty good and felt pretty immersive, especially since similar are often used in visual medias already so I could easily refer to something I’ve already seen to visualize the surroundings.
It’s not the best written thing I’ve read, but certainly a lot better than the first book, so that’s why I’ve rated it higher but not much higher than the first book.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Eating disorder, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, and Kidnapping
jg34's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.75
Sarah J. Maas crafts a story that is interesting enough and set up in a way that I always wanted to know what happened next. However I just wish it was told by… someone else. We all collectively agree that these books are not well written, right? Like from a factual standpoint??? Here are the top things that irritated me while reading:
1. Weird phrases and metaphors. We all know the water bowels from book one but in this book you get “I tried not to bleat like cattle” … like moo? Was she about to moo?????
2. Repetition. I get it’s a long book and there are only so many ways to say things but then maybe… some things don’t need to be said? The word “indeed” must have been said 100 times in this book. And Rhys doing feline things. And prick and vulgar gesture. We get it Feyre is ~feisty~
3. The dialogue and relationships. Personally I find it really uncomfortable when in books the character start acting too familiar with each other right off the bat. Whether it’s asking invasive questions or Feyre/Nesta bitching people out instantly or cassian/rhys spewing sexual innuendos (or would it not be considered and innuendo if they are blatant and blunt? Like Rhys talking about licking Feyre 🤢) or even Mor being immediately cheerful and loving towards Feyre. Let these relationships DEVELOP before saying all this crazy shit!!!
4. The horniness!! My god. I will admit I’m not a huge ~spice~ girly but I can dig it if it is meaningful. Like maybe the painty sexy scene could stay. But all the thirsting after each other and gross flirting and the THRONE SCENE (seriously why they needed to do that for ‘appearances sake’ is beyond me). And then them having sex like 50 times in a two chapter span. it wasn’t necessary to the story. Knock out a few steamy scenes fine but it was like (paraphrasing) “we had dinner with friends then he fucked me at the table. We took a bath and he fucked me in the bath. We went to bed and fucked 4 times before dawn.” SETTLE DOWN.
5. a lot of the things that people did wrong (how Rhys treated Feyre under the mountain) were explained away in kind of bs ways. Like the author maybe didn’t plan the justification before the person did the bad thing. Does that make sense? Who knows I am also not a great writer
6. Feyre is just kind of annoying. And like… unremarkable. I found it hard to sympathize for her. And why everyone loves her so much has me like ???
SORRY FOR THE RANT the bottom line: was I entertained? Yes. The plot and the setting was interesting. The characters were fun if a bit unrealistic. I did find it hard to follow at times but that could be me just not giving it my full attention or not remembering details well.
BUT I do understand the memes now so for that, I am grateful. We do it for the FOMO 🙇♀️
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Xenophobia and War
This bitch is constantly vomiting. If there was a level above graphic for a warning I would use it for vomitnkmustdie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
natroze's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, and Grief
Minor: Death, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and War
graceskate's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, and Classism
Minor: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail