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takahapa'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: Animal cruelty, Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood
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
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
venomtancitaro'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Torture
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Pregnancy
tonisecelecticlibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
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
baileycowen'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, and Blood
taranottahra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Violence
Pretty gory, but if you’ve read adult fantasy you got the idea. There is animal cruelty toward some fantastical creatures here and there throughout the book (mostly it gets addressed, however).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