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glddstwmn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Racism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Child death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and War
clarification for CW tags: racism towards humans vs fae, not POC. Sorry if this is misuse of the tag ❤️diana_raquel'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
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, and Trafficking
pocketspoon's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
2blueshoes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
1. pacing is slow for most of the book, but there is enough complicated intrigue and weird world building to keep you reading.
2. It does not feel like a story or world that I have read in fantasy before, and that’s hard to do. I enjoyed that.
3. Romance is basically non-existent in this book, but it does feel like a very long and elaborate set up for future romance in other books maybe? If anything this is really a political intrigue book with a very subtle romance subplot. If that’s your jam, you’re going to love this.
4. The person I am fairly sure is the future hero is A LITERAL ASSHOLE for 99.9% of the book. Like zero redeeming qualities, not even described as attractive? If you aren’t patient with very long redemptive arcs for characters, or if you can’t tolerate not knowing who the true love interest is, maybe skip this book.
5. The heroine feels really young and also not particularly moral??? Like she is decidedly not justice-motivated. She seems really immature and self interested at times. This makes for a surprising read if I’m honest and I think we will watch her develop a lot in the books. This book feels a bit like a prequel somehow?
6.
7. I would have given up on this book entirely if it wasn’t for some really surprising shit that goes down around the chapter 26 mark that had me WTF-ing all over the place. It’s like it suddenly turned into the book I wanted it to be. The last four chapters are, in my opinion, amazing. They had me on the edge of my seat. I hope they reflect what future books will be like.
Oh, final thought: I think listening as an audiobook kinda made this book worse for me than it was, because the narrator didn’t do distinct voices for the characters, and it made it really confusing. Would recommend reading it as a book.
Lots of content warnings on this one.
Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Suicide, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Vomit, Dysphoria, and War
sop17hie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, and Murder
Minor: War
n0elle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
bloopyfloopy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
druzyquartz'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: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Incest, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and War
blackheart'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? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Slavery, Suicide, Blood, Trafficking, and Murder
matcha_pages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Trafficking