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Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

3 reviews

merrow's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.75

A very good and exciting book, that’s generally let down a bit by the ending. The characters are very engaging and the book does a good job of strongly connecting the reader to each.

Aelin’s level of planning was probably my main gripe with the body of the story - always either 10 steps ahead or 10 steps behind, sometimes in the space of two chapters. The end was just cruel and miserable however and significantly dulled my excitement for the final book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

ladydeathnesta's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Some plot holes, but it’s understandable in this book related to the rest of the series. Thoroughly enjoyed it, it was a real nail-biter!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Gaslighting, and War

erafact's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Did a Tandem read

which i highly recommend because tower of dawn is alittle slow

, so this is for both "Empire of Storms" and "tower of dawn".  A great story that ends on a cliff hanger

that breaks your heart

there is so much left to do for there being only one book left im not sure how I feel about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying, Death, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Again: Did a Tandem read so some of this might be from "Empire of Storms" or "tower of dawn". A woman has a stillborn birth, and for the "failure" of that she is branded and left for dead. Another woman is whipped and imprisoned inside a box.