accidentalspaceexplorer's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? Yes
4.25
This was very compelling and I read it straight through, all in one go. This one, more so than the other two, is extremely extremely dark in the middle. So many content warnings!!! But I still enjoyed Phedre's narration and the politics of the world, and especially the traveling portions on either side of the extremely dark bit. I am looking forward to the next trilogy though, in the hopes that it will be less filled with torture.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Slavery, Rape, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Addiction
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Pedophilia
jashanac's review against another edition
I mean, I got 73%... I could have finished. I just didn't want to.
At this point I was more or less just on this ride with these characters for the fact that I've read the previous two books. But really, I was getting pretty tired of Phedre's martyrdom and all this damn traveling to and fro and back and fro again... and some of the cultural stereotypes were... not super great.
At this point I was more or less just on this ride with these characters for the fact that I've read the previous two books. But really, I was getting pretty tired of Phedre's martyrdom and all this damn traveling to and fro and back and fro again... and some of the cultural stereotypes were... not super great.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Gore, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual content, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Murder, Death, and Child abuse
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