jjjreads'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
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Gore, Body shaming, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Classism, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Gun violence
lim'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
5.0
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Gore, Death, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault
montyalmoro's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Murder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Abandonment, Cursing, Gore, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Torture
micheala's review
4.0
Quinn and Addam continue to be my favourite characters. I loved the character development we get for the entire found family, and especially between Addam, Rune, and Brand - watching them figure out how to keep the kids safe and happy/thriving was nice.
I would say that despite the long list of CW given by the author, this is the least graphic of the series so far. While traumatic things have been focused on each of the books, the level of discription has shifted so that it was less of a viserally unpleasant reading experience.
There was an event at the end that I'm hoping gets reversed in later books. There was also a very warm and cozy event in the epilogue that helped me feel better despite the other thing.
So far, I'm really liking this series and I'm excited to see where the rest goes.
There is an instance of misgendering - a character has recently changed their pronouns and their aunt uses the old pronoun when discussing them, and has to correct herself.
CW from author: Drugs and alcohol: depictions of narcotic side-effects, underage and non-consenual usage; Trauma and gore: PTSD / panic attacks, depictions of past events, (forced) flashbacks, torture, (suicide) bombings, child violence, blood, body horror, torn limbs, impalement, mind control; Mentions of: SA, animal death, character death, cannibalism, eye gore, COVID-19, suicide
Moderate: Blood, Grief, Body horror, Murder, Torture, Death, Death of parent, and Gore
Minor: Mass/school shootings, Addiction, Drug use, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Panic attacks/disorders
rachratesreads's review
- 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
5.0
As a reader, KD has officially become one of my insta-buy authors. As a writer, I can not begin to express how much I look up to him and his writing. The words “masterful in his craft” come to mind.
I’m definitely rereading (and annotating) the other two books. I’ll keep y’all posted on that journey. Under the spoiler text, I will detail the content warnings for this book. If you do not want to know the specifics, please don't click on it. CW includes sexual assault, PTSD, death, misgendering.
Spoiler
pg. 53: a character misgenders another character. This is not meant maliciously, and is corrected immediately. pg. 235: Rune recalls his assault, specifically using the word r*pe. pg. 260: Rune tells Addam about some of the specifics of his assault. These are all details we, as the reader, learned in book 1. Beginning at pg. 235 until ~ pg. 390, Rune and Addam are caught in a time loop and sent back to the day the Sun Court was attacked. While they don't actually see what happened to Past!Rune, they know it is happening in the neighboring building. It's still very unsettling and Rune has some PTSD reactions.Graphic: Death, Grief, and Violence
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Gore
molls's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape
Minor: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and War
quirkykayleetam's review
- 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: Gore, Death, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief
Moderate: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Sexual assault
frantic_vampire's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, War, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Vomit, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Self harm
Minor: Rape, Body horror, and Suicidal thoughts