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kkellymsu's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
Minor: Mental illness, Rape, Vomit, and Gaslighting
itsme_bianca'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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Slavery
mrsjburgin'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
4.5
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War
jls6283'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
4.25
Some things felt a little drawn out, but they were worth the ending…
Sometimes the emotional whiplash and indecision from these characters annoys me, but then again… they are 19-25 year olds (minus Rowan 😅)
I’m going to say something that is an unpopular opinion 😅 (spoilers ahead)
Also Aelin is a bitch to him when she blames him for EVERYTHING that happened while she was gone, yet tells him “You do not get to blame me for that - for his (the king’s) actions.” I still love her and am rooting for her, but this was not it and she was truly unlikeable at the beginning of this book. Chaol gave up his entire life (as he should’ve) when he understood what was going on. He gets so much hate (from Aelin and fans of the series)
Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Vomit
Moderate: Miscarriage, Slavery, and Pregnancy
Minor: Emotional abuse and Classism
cineladeras'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
papayastar'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence
mandiemarie'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
4.75
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Abortion
Minor: War
savage_book_review'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Similarly, despite the number of threads that make up this story and the sheer volume of characters that have roles to play, the audio manages to make everything that much more memorable so it's still easy to follow. Again, I do think the graphic audio (when it eventually arrives) will do an even better job, but for now this really does stand up.
For some reason the quality of this audio did sound slightly different to the previous books in the series, especially at the beginning. Either I got used to it and stopped noticing as the book progressed or it's just a glitch at the start, but there are moments early on where it sounds a bit like a knock-off recording. And while Elizabeth Evans is great as always, her vocal repertoire is getting severely stretched by this point and, with many more characters due to appear in the remaining books, I am concerned that discerning between different character voices is going to become difficult and the quality may be affected. Likewise, there were a few slightly odd timing/editing choices in this book - breaks where there needn't be and vice versa. Nothing that is severely going to hamper your enjoyment, but just little things that don't quite sound right.
If anyone has figured out how to do the tandem of the next two books on audio without simply having to remember the switch points, please let me know!!!
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
cxxitlyn'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
livcanread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Body horror and Blood
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse