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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, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Infidelity and Colonisation
Minor: Child death and Genocide
rmlknisely's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: War
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
_persephone_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Rep: None really. Though I wouldn't call it representation, most of the human characters are Czech, and apparently one of the side characters are canonically ace, but that is never said or explored, and she is a very minor side character (although it's possible it will be talked about in the other books)
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Insta Love, Forbidden Love, Star-Crossed Lovers
Graphic: Death and War
Minor: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail
whatsophsreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Abandonment
_tamara_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship
charliebriggs96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️.75/5
This book was so close to a 4⭐️ that I could taste it, but as usual I had some issues with it. But first, the positives. What a way to start a series! For one thing, it’s a great opener of a book. The first in a trilogy, it’s sometimes hard to grasp the readers attention like this book did. The characters, for the most part are cleverly crafted, full bodied and memorable. Some did lack in the background, or didn’t age well in terms of readability in the last 10 years since it’s initial release. Which did knock a little half point off of the total score, blame the mc’s friend, not me. However, I immensely enjoyed Karou, she was funny, kind, intelligent although sometimes naive. She and Brimstone and the other Chimaera held this book in place, which made the plot twist all more bittersweet. The reason why this book wasn’t a 4⭐️ was: pacing, the pacing started off strong, then went EVERYWHERE nearing the middle and end. Some of the characters, like I mentioned, haven’t aged well. And I am NOT a fan of ‘insta-love’. Even with the plot twist, it’s still instalove. And I hate it
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Slavery, Torture, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail