thatswhatshanread'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
I LOVE RHYSAND TO INFINITY AND BEYOND. What a magnificent creature. Maas crafts his heartbreaking story so flawlessly, intersecting purposefully with Feyre’s even from the first moment they met in the first book. I was blown away by every detail revealed.
Also… HE LETS HER BEJEWELED. IYKYK!!!
“But I was his mate. He would yield only for me.”
I can’t wait to see what happens next between the High Fae and the mortal realm as they go to swiftly into that dark night…
Graphic: Gore, Torture, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Death, Murder, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Slavery, Classism, Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Stalking, Violence, War, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Child death, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Animal cruelty
brotziege's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Vomit, Death, Blood, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Violence
mmefish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.5
What is nuance? Subtlety? Sarah J. Maas obviously does not know. Her writing is horrible, her characters are all the same—beautiful, super powerful, with tragic past and blah blah blah—her dialogues are on the level with 5 graders joking about balls and dicks, her sex scenes are the cringiest, and her plots make no sense. Whoever says that this is the best book they've ever read, I'm begging them to read something else.
I'm just gonna include the most eye-rolling bits:
“No wonder you’re so thin if you vomit up your guts every night.”
Why on EARTH would S.J. Maas put this in??
"Rhys merely shrugged and looked to me. To let me choose. Always—it was always my choice with him these days."
Oh my god, the bare minimum... we stan
"He jerked his chin at my tattoo. “Give a shout down the bond if you get anything accomplished before breakfast.” [...] “You could try rubbing it on certain body parts and I might come faster.”
Alone in the frost-gilded forest, I replayed his words and a quiet chuckle rasped out of me.
Oh my god, girl PLEASE!!!!!
“And is being immortal lovelier than being human?”
[...] I looked the High Lord of Summer up and down, as he had examined me, brazenly and without a shred of politeness, and then said, “You tell me.”
Tarquin’s eyes crinkled. “You are a pearl. [...]"
INCREDIBLE comeback from Feyre! The wits! The smarts!
I said to Lucien, low and quiet and as vicious as the talons that formed at the tips of my fingers, as vicious as the wondrous weight between my shoulder blades, “When you spend so long trapped in darkness, Lucien, you find that the darkness begins to stare back.”
😐😐😐
I wouldn’t think of why this position was one he wanted to end in, to have me banish the stained dark with the light.
But I would glow—for him, I’d glow. For my own future, I’d glow.
Yes, the glow and the darkness are literal here. And it's a sex scene.
And, obviously, Feyre is all powerful and good at absolutely everything (including reading and writing that she spent what, a week on learning?).
These books are trash :)
P.S. Sarianna Silvonen did an incredible job translating the book into Finnish, improving the text as much as it was possible.
Graphic: Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Vomit, Cursing, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Rape
livvmarks'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
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Genocide, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, War, Murder, Rape, Stalking, and Torture
marisabenn'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
The first book really had me thinking I was going to be the only person to hate this series. But this one!! This one changed it all for me.
All the emotions. The pining! The tension! The heartbreak! I devoured it all.
The ending had my heart racing. Feyre is such a strong and selfless character. And my bat boys! Such golden retrievers.
Really not a lot to say except I GET IT NOW!!! The hype? Worth it.
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing
Minor: Rape
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, War, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Physical abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Blood, Drug use, Sexual content, Vomit, and Toxic friendship
mrs_gale'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
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing
cierra_carroll's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Spoiler
This book was really good. I’ve never been so enthralled in a romance potential character as Rhys. I love the way everything was addressed romantically but there was also a lot of action plot.
Favorite quotes:
“To the people who look at the stars and wish, Rhys."
Rhys clinked his glass against mine. “To the stars who listen— and the dreams that are answered.”
“He thinks he'll be remembered as the villain in the story. But I forgot to tell him that the villain is usually the person who locks up the maiden and throws away the key. He was the one who let me out.”
“When you spend so long trapped in darkness, Lucien, you find that the darkness begins to stare back.”
“I was not a pet, not a doll, not an animal.
I was a survivor, and I was strong.
I would not be weak, or helpless again
I would not, could not be broken. Tamed.”
“I am broken and healing, but every piece of my heart belong to you.”
“There are different kinds of darkness,” Rhys said. I kept my eyes shut. “There is the darkness that frightens, the darkness that soothes, the darkness that is restful.” I pictured each. “There is the darkness of lovers, and the darkness of assassins. It becomes what the bearer wishes it to be, needs it to be. It is not wholly bad or good.”
“No one was my master— but I might be master of everything, if I wished. If I dared.”
“And so Tamlin unwittingly led the High Lady of the Night Court into the heart of his territory.”
“My friend through many dangers. My lover who had healed my broken and weary soul. My mate who had waited for me against all hope, despite all odds.”
“I was burning through books every day - stories about people and places I'd never heard of. They were perhaps the only thing that kept me from teetering into utter despair.”
“He locked you up because he knew—the bastard knew what a treasure you are. That you are worth more than land or gold or jewels. He knew, and wanted to keep you all to himself.”
“I was not prey any longer, I decided as I eased up to that door.
And I was not a mouse.
I was a wolf.”
“He had stayed. And fought for me.
Week after week, he’d fought for me, even when I had no reaction , even when I had barely been able to speak or bring myself to care if I lived or died or ate or starved. I couldn’t leave him to his own dark thoughts, his own guilt. He’d shouldered them alone long enough.”
“”Hello, Feyre darling,” he purred.“
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, War, Eating disorder, Grief, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Vomit, and Toxic relationship
josiee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Mental illness, Stalking, Biphobia, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Grief, Violence, Vomit, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Body shaming, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
ralfy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Confinement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Gore, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail