maevebillings'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? No
4.5
Moderate: Rape, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Blood, and Transphobia
jgalla's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Blood, Confinement, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Vomit, Violence, Sexual violence, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Slavery, and Sexual harassment
sienna1508's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Grief, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Child death, Excrement, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
aseel_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Death, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Vomit, Violence, Torture, and Stalking
lisa_m's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I think the reason I didn't like it as much as I could have is how much YA Fantasy I have already read. At some point it just starts to become repetitive. I really hope that is not true though because I love YA Fantasy. :( If I read this book 2 years ago I would have probably liked it more.
Another concern I had was that certain serious topics where discussed quite graphically which I don't like and which always makes me uncomfortable. It was used to establish Yelenas character and her past trauma but still I wished it had been less graphic.
Nonetheless I will definitely be reading the following books of the series. I also hope Ari and Janco will be in the next booka as well since they were my favourite characters. (Btw. I thought their friendship could have been established better. They basically went from not knowing Yelena to wanting to die for her which felt very rushed.) I guess I just wished it was longer but since it is the first book of a series that's not really a big issue.
Edit: One more thing. I didn't expect the romance to be Between thlse two people for two reasons. 1. it was underdeveloped and 2. he is 33 and she is 19!! I didn't even realise it that much while reading the book but at first I did think he was going to be a sort of mentor/father figure. When they started hinting at a romance I aged him down in my mind but now that I finished the book I looked it up and he really is 33! Idk what to think about that tbh
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Deadnaming, Death, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
deenice2819'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Child abuse
Moderate: Sexual content, Rape, Torture, and Sexual assault
chuckielittle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Minor: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault
mediocre_omen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and War
Minor: Addiction
somberliving's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Spoiler
I love you sceneI see why people could like this, but I struggled to finish. I’m not planning on reading the second book, sadly.
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence
Minor: Rape and Vomit
tiredtori'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Murder, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, and Violence
Minor: Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Torture, Vomit, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, and Kidnapping