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seastheday's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Slavery, and Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, and Trafficking
chasinggrace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I went into this book understanding Shannon’s writing style, so it didn’t bother me as much as it did in the first book.
Let me tell you - yall want SLOW burn? A romance than burns so slowly you want to spoon our own eyes out??? This is the series for you. It’s frustrating as hell but so satisfying.
I wasn’t sure I’d continue with the series after book one, but the politics entranced me in book two. And of course, soft-spoken Warden <3 the banter between these two is so hilarious to me. And I absolutely love his little sayings to her. Yall want yearning?? Yall want slow burn???? Shannon gives you both in this story.
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
ceruleanshelves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
‘Hope is the lifeblood of revolution. Without it, we are nothing but ash, waiting for the wind to take us.’
even tho this was equally chonky as book 1, i found this to be a much faster read bc of the setting change and getting quite acquainted with the world in the previous book.
there was a faster pace to the actions as well, and i found myself very drawn in and intrigued by the mime crime rings and the underground world of the voyants in london.
‘Every revolution begins with breakfast, darling.’
i felt like this had very real challenges and downfalls this part of the story would lead to. there were some small twists and turns that i found surprising and interesting. in general, i think the worldbuilding of voyants and mimes is really what makes this series for me. it would be so cool to see how voyants are in "free worlds".
‘If I could choose anyone on Earth, it would still be you, Paige Mahoney.’
ARCTURUS MESARTHIM. YOU ARE EVERYTHING.
anyone who loves a good slowburn is going to die and wither away from the slow boil tension between him and paige. i love a mmc who recognizes a queen when he gets one
‘If I fear anything, it is not that I want you,’ he said quietly. ‘Only that I might want you too much. And for too long.’
‘You can never want too much. That’s how they silence us,’
i wasn't really as devastated by the end as i expected to be, but i'm not gonna lie i am scared for what might be coming in the next two books 😅
‘And words, my walker – well, words are everything. Words give wings even to those who have been stamped upon, broken beyond all hope of repair.’
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Drug abuse, Xenophobia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War
brotestantethic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol
barda'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
Really I just love this series in general - the worldbuilding is wonderful, the characters are fantastic, and this book in particular has a really twisty murder mystery that is a ton of fun to read.
My only main complaint about this book is that Paige and Arcturus are separated for a great chunk of it (my shipper heart just wants them to be together 24/7).
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, and Torture
luciiee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and War
mjwhitlock18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Trafficking and Alcohol
shannonbooks'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
4.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol
foxonabook'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: Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Gore and Murder
Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol
eleanora'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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Gun violence, Police brutality, Medical content, and Abandonment