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businesswife's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Death, Blood, and War
Moderate: Death of parent
dcnarvaez'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 and Grief
Minor: Genocide and Slavery
vaguelyredhead'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
2.75
Graphic: Death and War
Moderate: Sexism, Torture, and Colonisation
Minor: Sexual assault
sleepysapph_'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
4.0
I absolutely fell in love with this series thanks to the first book, like I genuinely ended it in tears because it was so beautiful to me - so perhaps I had unreasonably high expectations, but for how BIG this book was I was hoping it would’ve felt more… cohesive?
There were soooo many storylines happening, including more time with new characters. I don’t usually mind that sort of addition but for the final book it just seemed like biting off more than one could chew. I genuinely could’ve gone without Eliza’s entire storyline (sorry not sorry) and the final act seemed so rushed and random. The concept was great but I think if it was mentioned earlier/brought up with more urgency early on it would’ve been more impactful for me.
The main conflict we were building up to with the first two books seemed to end rather easily as well? And quickly? I assume it was to make room for that final piece involving Akiva but I really didn’t enjoy that change in pace. Speaking of pace, the pacing was a bit whack at times which made this a bit harder for me to get through - but here we are!
All in all, it was still a beautiful story. The writing was gorgeous (no surprise there) and my love for the original group of characters remained intact (apologies to all the newer ones, but I demand time and deep backstory to get attached).
I’m happy I finally finished this trilogy, and I’ll definitely be reading more from the author in the future because her writing is just soooo dreamy and creative.
Moderate: Death
savvyrosereads'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? No
4.0
Mini reviews for each book are below, but the main takeaway: READ THESE BOOKS!
Daughter of Smoke and Bone (4.5 stars): The world building was incredible and the characters pulled me in! Also the ending absolutely BROKE ME into a million pieces.
Days of Blood and Starlight (5 stars): Possibly a hot take but this was my favorite of the series! I absolutely loved it, start to finish, and literally could not put it down.
Dreams of Gods and Monsters (4 stars): An amazing conclusion to an incredible trilogy! It wasn’t my favorite ending and I could probably nitpick a lot of things, but overall SO emotional and captivating!
Night of Cakes and Puppets (5 stars): An absolute DELIGHT of a novella spotlighting Zuzana and Mik, who might be two of my all time favorite secondary characters.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and War
Moderate: Torture
jadehusdanhicks'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? It's complicated
4.0
I love the characters and this series with my heart, unfortunately though something just felt unfinished which is why it didn’t get 5 stars. I feel we could’ve had another book exploring what we found out in those last 100 pages with the longer term outcomes of everyone finalised.
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, War, and Injury/Injury detail
lisashelves'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
jla'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death and War
doodeedoda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, Murder, and War
Moderate: Torture, Violence, and Colonisation
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Religious bigotry, and Classism
donatio's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
All in all I would say it was a solid read, nothing outstanding though.
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and War
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism