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adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Unfortunately, while the first two of the trilogy seemed to be written back to back, this book does not follow the trend. In fact, the author almost committed the worst sin an author can make; writing himself into the story. Kristoff walked the line and while he didn't write himself in the story, he did reference and mock his own writing style when he put his books into the story, have his characters read the same books we are, and used them as plot tools . The romance was wonderful and well placed in the first book, but the romances started in Godsgrave seemed forced to start and continued only to feel like mashed (not grinding, that would imply too much cohesion) gears. Nothing like having a awkward living-then-dead love triangle where the boy kills himself a second time to let the other two girls come back to life to let them forever in a "cabin by a lake" while he's moping alone in the underworld!
The trilogy will end with this book, there's definitely nothing else, and that's arguably for the better.
The trilogy will end with this book, there's definitely nothing else, and that's arguably for the better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Suicide, Torture, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Slavery, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury