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bibliorama'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
Start - 4
Characters - 3.5
Atmosphere - 3.5
Plot - 3
Ending - 3.5
Style - 2.5
The writing in this one was a bit more cheesy than the last ones at the "big" moments, but it's fine. This feels a bit like a fantasy soap opera and I'm okay with that.
Overall - 3.5
Moderate: Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Slavery, and Sexual harassment
nerdkitten'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Police brutality, Medical content, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
imcourtneymarie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture, Vomit, Grief, and War
karinamorozova22'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: Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
veeronald's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Aelin reaches an all-time goody two shoes standard of Mary Sueness and awkward dialogue in this novel where so much of the action happens after the fact and the characters can't stop farting out awful, cringe-worthy one-liners.
It's honestly insulting how much the book is absorbed with how *amazing* Aelin is, and gives the bare minimum psychological processing to enslavement and war and the fallout of living through it all. I get it, Maas doesn't want to talk about it because she just wants to show how powerful and generous Aelin is, and how attractive (?) Rowan is. But it's a book about war. Make it about war, please. Anything else is insulting.
And should I even get into (again) how hypocritical this book is? Aelin (and the tone of the book) makes a big statement about who can be forgiven for being enslaved, and then goes ahead and blames someone for being enslaved because she never liked them. Yet again, the book presents a certain argument about inclusion or forgiveness or hope, but then only offers that to a select group of Maas' choosing. (I'm being vague for spoilers). Don't promote one thing and the in the very fabric of your book fail to do that very thing that the characters become so high and mighty about. The same thing happened in ACOTAR.
I'm tired of these half-assed books.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
tiredtori'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
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and War
Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, and Abandonment