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kenziewol's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
laurajeangrace's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- 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
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, and War
Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
bookcaptivated's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Kidnapping and Fire/Fire injury
inesreads's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
This sequel was... definitely something. It didn't feel like a sequel. This book focused way too much on expanding its universe than finding a good end for the plot of the first book. Unfortuately, I still couldn't sympathise with Khalid (he's so aggressive all the time for what? it's not hot.) and we see his POV a lot more in this book. Shiva also made an appearance and her personality was a joke, frankly. If I took a shot every time this girl called Shahrzad a "goose" I might just get drunk enough to find Khalid somewhat attractive. The plot twists weren't really set up in a believable way and the writing somehow managed to be even more clichéd than in TW&TD.
Overall, this book was really disappointing, because even though I was not the biggest fan of its predecessor, I was still intrigued enough to read the sequel. Unfortunately there's little left of the premise of the first book and plot points that were introduced are not resolved in a satisfying way. I'll probably remain firm in my belief that TW&TD should have been a standalone about revenge instead of whatever this duology turned out to be.
Overall, this book was really disappointing, because even though I was not the biggest fan of its predecessor, I was still intrigued enough to read the sequel. Unfortunately there's little left of the premise of the first book and plot points that were introduced are not resolved in a satisfying way. I'll probably remain firm in my belief that TW&TD should have been a standalone about revenge instead of whatever this duology turned out to be.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence
Minor: Blood
annabelle's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
clarissagosling's review against another edition
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
5.0
Heart wrenching and unputdownable
Content Warnings
Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Torture