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erebus53's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is complete cheese... YA Fiction styles with adult sexual content.
This is a huge mashup of a bunch of popular tropes; enemies to lovers, competitive survival/hunger games, magic school, magically branded, kid of the boss/warleader, with teen sensibilities but college age soldiers.
Spicy and silly with DRAGONS! .. and secrets, and libraries. telepathy, spirit bonds and a mildly unbelievable political premise.
This one gets bonus points for ethnic diversity and Disability rep.. the main character has joint hypermobility and chronic pain, and one of her friends is deaf-mute and uses sign language. This is a great illustration of people using various accommodations to allow people with different needs to meet their potential. The sexual content focuses on mindful and explicit consent.
The last part of the book annoyed me because BLAH battles.. I'm not really interested in battles.
This is a huge mashup of a bunch of popular tropes; enemies to lovers, competitive survival/hunger games, magic school, magically branded, kid of the boss/warleader, with teen sensibilities but college age soldiers.
Spicy and silly with DRAGONS! .. and secrets, and libraries. telepathy, spirit bonds and a mildly unbelievable political premise.
This one gets bonus points for ethnic diversity and Disability rep.. the main character has joint hypermobility and chronic pain, and one of her friends is deaf-mute and uses sign language. This is a great illustration of people using various accommodations to allow people with different needs to meet their potential. The sexual content focuses on mindful and explicit consent.
The last part of the book annoyed me because BLAH battles.. I'm not really interested in battles.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and War
headinthepages's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
The hype is real and the hype is justified.
What an excellent fantasy novel. EXCELLENT.
The characters are brilliant, the world building is done so smoothly and in a way that doesn’t overwhelm but builds such a good picture.
The romance is exceptional with brilliant chemistry and then some excellent spicy (open door) scenes.
The friendships & family in this book are so good, and the plot itself is extremely engaging, entertaining and suspenseful without being info dumpy.
I highly recommend this to anyone who loves fantasy & romance & dragons. It gave me a little bit of a divergent vibe but this is way better!
Bring on book 2!!!!!
What an excellent fantasy novel. EXCELLENT.
The characters are brilliant, the world building is done so smoothly and in a way that doesn’t overwhelm but builds such a good picture.
The romance is exceptional with brilliant chemistry and then some excellent spicy (open door) scenes.
The friendships & family in this book are so good, and the plot itself is extremely engaging, entertaining and suspenseful without being info dumpy.
I highly recommend this to anyone who loves fantasy & romance & dragons. It gave me a little bit of a divergent vibe but this is way better!
Bring on book 2!!!!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail