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clarabooksit's review against another edition
Too many questions, not enough here to be more intriguing than frustrating.
I hated the beginning of this. We’re told next to nothing about these five college students and they all suddenly agree, apropos of nothing, to go to another world with a frankly sketchy pair of magical men just because they asked. Who are these students? What motivates them? What do they even study? Why aren’t they more alarmed by magic? And why would they naively tag along to a dangerous new world they know exactly nothing about, especially after one of the sketchy men kills something that followed from the other world?
I hated the beginning of this. We’re told next to nothing about these five college students and they all suddenly agree, apropos of nothing, to go to another world with a frankly sketchy pair of magical men just because they asked. Who are these students? What motivates them? What do they even study? Why aren’t they more alarmed by magic? And why would they naively tag along to a dangerous new world they know exactly nothing about, especially after one of the sketchy men kills something that followed from the other world?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Alcohol
Minor: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Grief
sflory910's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Dark, yet hopeful! Absolutely one of my favorite fantasy book series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail