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daenerystargaryen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol and Grief
Minor: Drug use
yuidf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
the_booookaholic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Murder
dilara2912w'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Police brutality, Racism, Physical abuse, Mental illness, War, Death, Murder, Genocide, Classism, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Mass/school shootings, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Gaslighting, Drug use, and Bullying
zoiejanelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
i'm not a fairy/fae girlie, but this book was recommended to me multiple times by multiple people. it became available on libby (audiobook) and i was in a reading slump, so i gave it a try. i am SO GLAD that i did. this series was a blast. i devoured all three books within a weekend and will absolutely buy the physical books to add to my library!
this book moved quickly and was immediately very immersive. there were infrequent explanations/world-building/lore, and sparse detail which i appreciated. Holly Black's style is very digestible and allows the reader to really build the world in their head. i liked how diverse the fairy world was. it wasn't only sexy, white, humanoid, winged creatures. the creativity that went into building out the land was really evident in the inclusion of different kingdoms, types of folk, and the elaborate history. plus, the epigraphs gave great insight into the research she did that contributed to this series.
i loved this book because jude was absolutely the villain. her motivation of accruing power after spending her life feeling powerless was sooooo believable and yet so frightening. her anger and resentment were palpable--and her complex feelings about the fae were really fun to explore as well. on top of jude being amazing, i really loved how political the whole series was. i did not expect to be so intrigued by the court politics, but i was!
the grand finale of this book had me literally SHOUTING and screaming. the entire book, jude characterized the fairies as sinister, tricky, and silve-tongues... and in the end, that is who she became. what a fantastic plot twist right at the end! normally i dislike cliffhangers, but this one was so juicy. and i'm lucky enough to be able to read the next two books immediately after!
loved it as a fun, light read. definitely recommend for any of my fantasy, enemies-to-lovers readers.
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Violence, and Bullying
Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Xenophobia, and Toxic relationship
halflingnana'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Blood, and Bullying
Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, War, Blood, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Classism, and Death
Minor: Sexual content and Suicide
stewartj0421's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Despite my dislike of the writing quirks, the book eventually captured my attention. I also found it to be really well suited for the young adult genre. I will definitely be reading the next book in the series.
Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Murder, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Drug use, and Slavery
Minor: Grief, Infertility, and Infidelity
rafacolog'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
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, Bullying, Drug use, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Murder, Death of parent, and Body horror
shadereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Alcohol, Death of parent, Violence, Slavery, Self harm, Death, Suicide, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Bullying
Moderate: Xenophobia and Infidelity
Minor: Drug use
wrappingpaper'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
4.75
This book is essentially perfect to me - it felt so magical yet easy to read and the stakes felt high and I was rooting for the romance so much. I wish there was more of Cardan and Jude interaction - the only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars.
Overall I think this book helped me solidify my favourite trope ever -enemies to lovers prince romance. I can’t wait to dive into the second and third books where hopefully their relationship will bloom even further and the tension will get even stronger.
I fully recommend!!
Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Physical abuse, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail