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gingerbooknerd3'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
4.75
Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death, and Stalking
icy_queen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Classism, Suicide attempt, Violence, Kidnapping, and Blood
Moderate: Death of parent and Genocide
Minor: War, Xenophobia, and Racism
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Misogyny, War, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Violence, Gore, Genocide, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse
marsh_mall0w's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death of parent and Blood
Minor: War
katievallin'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
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Stalking, Blood, and Medical content
Minor: Child death and Sexual content
emolr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Self harm, Child abuse, Classism, Racism, Violence, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide attempt, Death, Death of parent, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Genocide
peachieko's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent
Minor: Blood, Violence, and Sexual content
thatmillennialreader's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Blood
joni_smits's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Child death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Cannibalism and War
danibatista'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? It's complicated
3.5
For the first half of the book I was really struggling to actually reading it… I was bored and quite confused, I didn’t connect with the characters and I just wanted to DNF or to go through with it the fastest I could…
The writing itself is amazing! I just think the first half of the book could be cut in half 😅
For the second half of the book… that really saved it entirely! The last 100 pages were the most interesting! Some twists and full of plot in the end… sadly I think the beginning was so slow and the ending so rushed…
There is dual POV - we get to know Alizeh, a Jinn and a lost queen, and we get to know Kamran, the prince of Ardunia. About Alizeh - she is a badass but I was hoping to know more about her powers…
Kamran I liked from the beginning! He is so intelligent and we can see his character development very well. And the way he talks to Alizeh is just wow.
When Kamran says “You have consumed my thoughts since the moment I met you (…) I feel now, in your presence, entirely strange. I think I might fetch you the moon if only to spare your tears again” I can definitely ignore the fact that I don’t like instant love trope.
There is a brief knife to the throat scene - always a good add to a book 👌🏼
And what about that ending? A major cliffhanger! Now all I want is that second book please!
Overall, due to the fact that a bit more than 50% of the book I was quite bored, I give it 3,5⭐️
Moderate: Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, and Blood