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silfron's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
mbrogs2024'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
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
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
autumnwitch14'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: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and War
Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism
snackykennedy's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and War
Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Genocide and Pregnancy
fullybookedlola'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse and Cursing
Minor: Pregnancy and Alcohol
cristina_reading24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy
livvmarks'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
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
missynightshade's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy
hannibanani29'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
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Murder, and War
Minor: Infidelity, Slavery, Kidnapping, Grief, and Pregnancy