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korol_rezni_tv's review against another edition
5.0
06/08/2023: je voulais relire cette saga pour entamer le dernier tome dans les meilleures conditions, en prenant en compte la complexité de l’univers.
J’ai eu du mal à me remettre dans le vocabulaire, mais j’ai retrouvé au fur et à mesure mon engouement pour cette histoire!
Je me suis laissée emporter dans l’univers, j’avais l’impression d’être arrachée d’un autre monde à chaque fois que je sortais de ma lecture.
La romance m’a eu une nouvelle fois, je retrouve ce que j’ai ressenti pour eux à la première lecture, la pudeur et la force de la relation d’Imari et Jeric, leur alchimie et la tension qui en découle.
L’intrigue et le world building sont incroyables, on dirait un véritable monde parallèle tant ils y a de détails et de cohérence.
J’ai l’impression d’avoir vécue des milliers d’aventures rien que dans le tome 1!
Hâte de pouvoir continuer avec le tome 2 que j’avais déjà surkiffé!
17/09/2022: J’ai a-do-ré!!!
Il était temps que je puisse lire et apprécier autre chose que Jane Eyre, particulièrement une fantasy, puisque le genre souffrait depuis ce printemps et que l’envie me reprenait d’en lire.
Dès le début, j’ai plongé dans l’ambiance et l’intrigue, sans transition lourde. J’ai accroché avec la plume de l’autrice très rapidement, et je la trouve très belle, sans lourdeur ou opulence. Elle permet au lecteur de s’identifier aux personnages malgré un point de vue omniscient, nécessaire dans le fil narratif enrichis en détails.
Les personnages sont attachants, complexes et nuancés. Sable est admirable dans son combat
J’ai eu du mal à me remettre dans le vocabulaire, mais j’ai retrouvé au fur et à mesure mon engouement pour cette histoire!
Je me suis laissée emporter dans l’univers, j’avais l’impression d’être arrachée d’un autre monde à chaque fois que je sortais de ma lecture.
La romance m’a eu une nouvelle fois, je retrouve ce que j’ai ressenti pour eux à la première lecture, la pudeur et la force de la relation d’Imari et Jeric, leur alchimie et la tension qui en découle.
L’intrigue et le world building sont incroyables, on dirait un véritable monde parallèle tant ils y a de détails et de cohérence.
J’ai l’impression d’avoir vécue des milliers d’aventures rien que dans le tome 1!
Hâte de pouvoir continuer avec le tome 2 que j’avais déjà surkiffé!
17/09/2022: J’ai a-do-ré!!!
Il était temps que je puisse lire et apprécier autre chose que Jane Eyre, particulièrement une fantasy, puisque le genre souffrait depuis ce printemps et que l’envie me reprenait d’en lire.
Dès le début, j’ai plongé dans l’ambiance et l’intrigue, sans transition lourde. J’ai accroché avec la plume de l’autrice très rapidement, et je la trouve très belle, sans lourdeur ou opulence. Elle permet au lecteur de s’identifier aux personnages malgré un point de vue omniscient, nécessaire dans le fil narratif enrichis en détails.
Les personnages sont attachants, complexes et nuancés. Sable est admirable dans son combat
mariaqamari's review against another edition
2.0
between 2 and 2.5 ⭐️
the story had potential but it was really badly written, there are too many characters and way too many descriptions that add 0 value to the story. not an enjoyable read!
the story had potential but it was really badly written, there are too many characters and way too many descriptions that add 0 value to the story. not an enjoyable read!
farfouinette's review against another edition
1.0
I just finished it and well the writing isn’t terrible but it felt racist from the beginning and it got worse, not to mention other problematic things.
So, about the racism. The mean people using magic who killed a lot of people to assess their power are really marked as Arabic. The wordings, the names, their physical traits. So they’re the mean ones, resulting in their genocide by the white people of Corinth (and Sable/Imari falls in love with the main perpetrator of these mass murders ???? Come on girl you can do better). The guards smell “hashi” which sounds a lot like “haschich”, and perpetrating a big cliche about Arabs spending their time smoking drug…
I could quote so many other things.
As for the problematic things not linked to racism or not so blatant :
1) the main character falls for the killer of her people. It’s a NO !
2) Why does the king have to rape all the girls (yes even girls or clearly described as having underage faces/features) ? How does it serves the plot ???
I’m gonna stop there because I could write so many things about that book that irked me. And the plot takes sooo long it’s boring on top of everything else.
So, about the racism. The mean people using magic who killed a lot of people to assess their power are really marked as Arabic. The wordings, the names, their physical traits. So they’re the mean ones, resulting in their genocide by the white people of Corinth (and Sable/Imari falls in love with the main perpetrator of these mass murders ???? Come on girl you can do better). The guards smell “hashi” which sounds a lot like “haschich”, and perpetrating a big cliche about Arabs spending their time smoking drug…
I could quote so many other things.
As for the problematic things not linked to racism or not so blatant :
1) the main character falls for the killer of her people. It’s a NO !
2) Why does the king have to rape all the girls (yes even girls or clearly described as having underage faces/features) ? How does it serves the plot ???
I’m gonna stop there because I could write so many things about that book that irked me. And the plot takes sooo long it’s boring on top of everything else.
ninisheaven's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Un de mes meilleurs lectures de cette année.
thill5976's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
serenakennedy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
4.5
shellesspace's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 Stars
This was a reread, but I forgot so much it was like a first read.
I loved so much about the magic, history and culture of this book. And I thoroughly enjoyed the two main character and their tumultuous, but believable relationship. But I found this book suffered from familiar tropes and predictable plot lines, which made this an enjoyable, but average read. I am curious where the story goes from here, but it’s not a priory at this point.
This was a reread, but I forgot so much it was like a first read.
I loved so much about the magic, history and culture of this book. And I thoroughly enjoyed the two main character and their tumultuous, but believable relationship. But I found this book suffered from familiar tropes and predictable plot lines, which made this an enjoyable, but average read. I am curious where the story goes from here, but it’s not a priory at this point.
prune971's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
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? It's complicated
5.0
sunnysunshine's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
chanelchapters's review against another edition
5.0
I’ll admit this took me a bit to get into but once this picked up, oh boy was I hooked. The magic/world requires some concentration to understand but that delicious enemies to lovers trope had me hello.