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diana_raquel'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
A rider without their dragon is dead.”
I started this book because I friend of mine wanted to start reading again and didn't know what to read. And because this was something that was recommended to her, we decided to do a buddy read. However, not gonna lie, I had a lot of doubts about this one. This book gets a lot of hype and I tend to have a very 50/50 reaction to hyped books: I either love them or hate them.
Well, take this review with a grain of salt (because I'm still riding the fumes - that's why I'm not going to give 5 stars to this book) but I f****** love this book! I loved every single second of it. The drama, the action, the romance, everything has its time and blends together to make a really good story! The characters are well written and structured!
I'm excited to start the second book, and really recommend this series!!!
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Death of parent
Minor: Physical abuse
vas_17'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: Ableism, Chronic illness, and Sexual content
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
toastedoats42'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and War
Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury
vr_alyssa'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? No
4.0
I was a little put off by the Divergent vibes I got from this book, but with dragons, cursing and sex. Aside from that, this book was really hard to put down (meaning I did not put it down until I finished it). That being said: I am unsure as to the quality of this book. The enemies to lovers slow burn was definitely hot (which I think most of the hype is focussed on), but I am honestly not sure about the quality beyond the 'hotness' of this book. My gut says the book isn't that great, once the tension is taken out of the equation. But, on the other hand, at this point I've read the book three times within the scope of five months. And when taking into consideration that I haven't really been reading a lot of novels, as I was too distracted and just read a lot of comics... It probably says something that it is still exciting to read, even the third time.
Nevertheless, immediately purchased the novel and obviously buying the sequel as well. So I guess Rebecca Yarros and Instagram/Tiktok got me in the end.
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
zoeelora'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
2.0
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
frolickingandfantasy'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: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Toxic friendship
Minor: Stalking