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mdv123's review against another edition
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
2j4d3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
So generally would not recommend. It is also extremely hard to get into to the book at all and not just because it’s not a necessary plot line, but because of the world building. That’s usually not even a bad thing, but again so forced… uh 🙄 even after reading the glossary at least eight times I still had unexplained questions to EVERYTHING….
Okay gonna quit raging but I could go on… in my opinion just not worth 550 pages…
Graphic: Gore, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing, Self harm, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
vic_to_ria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.75
It was good.
Not great but I think it’s just my preferences that make me not love this book as much as other people will and have.
The world building was interesting and the magic system was so fascinating !! That’s honestly my favourite part of this whole thing- ALSO THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DRAGONS AND THE LORE IS JUST *CHEFS KISS*
If this is someone’s intro to Romantasy or you’re just reading for vibes this book is for you as it has all the fantasy/romance trope energy.
But this brings me to what I had problems with
1. Our main girl is like locked up for 70% of this book so she can’t use the really cool magic they spent forever setting up- which is not a spoilers as it’s in the summary???
Which brings me to
2. I felt like the summary ruined the book for me cause it basically sums up the first 20 chapters. And that’s a lot to read knowing this one thing will happen and it taking so long.
3. I guessed the plot twists way too early so I was just waiting for them to be revealed and how it would alter the characters dynamics…… but it didn’t really??? So I was disappointed.
4. Another thing I didn’t love was that 95% of this book is in first person which isn’t necessarily my favourite writing style as it can get pretty repetitive and in this case (to me) boring if the character refuses to grow as a character for whatever reason. I found the main characters pov at times so boring as it was just a repeating the same characteristics and actions over and over that I was skimming until something interesting happened. I was craving for a different POV after 11 chapters in and already gotten too use to the main pov. The POV does change but not so much until the last 20% of the book.
5. Just structural changes could have been made to enhance the experience. In my opinion this book could have been so much shorter, and it could be just because it’s from first person pov so every little thing needs to be described but at times it feels like it just never ends with the repetitive monologing we have heard since chp.1. I also feel like the POVs should have been split up better- going 20+ chapters with the one same character is so tiring when I know someone more interesting is there with them. Also there is a mention of one character in the beginning chapters and then they are never mentioned again until the last couple chapters but I feel like having this other character pop in throughout would have established our main character better and the journey they needed to go on a bit better (IYK YK)
Overall it wasn’t bad by any means, good in so many ways, it was just a long journey (while fun it was long ok) that has a good cliffhanger for the next one so be warned it is a series.
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood
groovybouvie's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Gore and Violence
rachel_jones03's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
kdegroote905's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore and Grief
Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Torture
beebats's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Torture
Moderate: Gore and Sexual content
jessicakauffman15's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Gore, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Cursing, Rape, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
barbarianmissy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
The world building in this book is so damned cool. Everything is very UNIQUE - from the moons in the sky being a beautiful depiction of death, to the interesting layout of the world, to the plants, animals and creatures, to the different cultures, to the elemental magic system, to even the currency. It’s so well thought out and beautifully done. Took a bit to immerse myself in the world because it’s so incredibly different, but once you’re in it, you are IN IT!
As for the characters, they were so rich in their backstories, getting to know them was fascinating. Every little tidbit from reading at the beginning starts to make sense as you go through the story. So many times I was flipping back to earlier chapters and going OHHHHHHHH!!!! WOAH WTF
Raeve was such a cool FMC. She is a BADASS, and it was wonderful to read about her growth as a person and understand more and more about herself as the chapters went on.
Kaan, I love him. This man knows how to yearn. He and Rygun are so cool. His kingdom is giving Velaris but hot, and his ragtag crew are very fun. I hope we get more of them in the next one. I’m especially eager to read more about Grihms egg hunting journey.
The ending was reveal, after reveal, after reveal. It was so intense and exciting and FUN. I CANNOT WAIT FOR BOOK 2. Fall 2025 cannot come soon enough. LOVED IT THROUGH AND THROUGH
(May actually be in my top 3 books this year)
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
jvbook_reader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent