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te_ss_i's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
1.5
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
saramassoudi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence and War
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Abandonment
kayabaj'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
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
jujumoon09'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
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and War
Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, and Toxic friendship
dododenise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail
jessicabearbooks'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
4.0
What a story. This book is unique whilst having clear inspiration from series such as ACOTAR and Divergent. I loved the story and loved the characters, and the story as a whole was just so cool.
I was a little disappointed with the writing. There weren't really enough detailed descriptions throughout the world building for me. However, the use of quotes at the start of each chapter (Book of Brennan, The Codex etc) I found really useful and interesting as they always related to either what had just been, or what was to come in a chapter, therefore resolving any confusion and some questions. Rebecca Yarros is a genius but again, I'm not sure if her writing style is 100% for me. But could I have written this story better? No.
The cast of characters is diverse and somewhat believable. I still can't believe that some of these people are genuinely so dramatic, heartless, obnoxious, cowardly, and toxic BUT this is another world I gues, and who am I to say that these character traits are unrealistic? Some characters I hated with a passion, and some I wanted to protect from everything. Yarros is very clever in her ability to make these feelings switch and fluctuate for almost every character throughout the book.
This book did feel a little YA in places, so the smut felt a little strange. There's a sort of weird balance between brief explicit descriptions of body parts, but three pages of U rated descriptions of the bedroom and what the character's hair looks like in the moment. However, the scenes are written well and are 100% effective. I did love how open all characters were about sex. Often, even in adult novels, there are no mentions of normal human conversations and experiences that, I'm sorry, would definitely be felt/happen to characters aged 20-24. Having the breakfast table catch up of who was 'getting some' and who wasn't, made the characters again more believable and really humanised them.
The plot twists are great, sometimes foreshadowed a little too much - but not the ending. Do not look at the last page of this book to check how many pages you have left. Wow. I was shocked BUT I also don't feel the need to immediately rush out and buy the next book. Overall a great story; engaging, exciting, frustrating, and unique. Wow.
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Vomit, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
somesortofwitch'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
4.75
Graphic: Death, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Genocide, Gore, Xenophobia, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Hate crime
Lots of detail about injury and pain, the whole book is about warlaura227_'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
3.0
But I must admit that it was hard for me to follow the war scenes.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail
wondahwoman'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Toxic friendship
Minor: Ableism
octopus18'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: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and War
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail