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tottles'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
startjpw23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Before I give my view of the book, I need to say that the book does have some issues that may cause people to choose not to read it. Although the world building is good in many ways, there are some noticeable holes. Violet thinks about sex a lot. Sometimes when she is in danger. There are some graphic sex scenes. The writing confused me a fair amount. I found myself pausing and trying to understand what was going on sometimes. For me, only the last one was an issue.
I loved Violet. I thought she was a great heroine. I thought that the author came up with creative ways for Violet to pass challenges despite her issues and these ways seemed mostly realistic. I loved the other characters I was supposed to love. And hated the ones I was supposed to hate. I loved the dragons and their interactions with their riders. I thought the story was great. There were some amazing twists. Despite what I said about it being confusing in spots, I reached a point fairly early where I didn't want to put the book down. I wanted to read more to see what would happen next. And I wanted to pick it up again the next to see what happened next. This is one of the best books I have read this year. I will definitely continue with the series.
I recommend this book for someone who is coming at it from the romance angle. If you come at it from the fantasy angle, be aware that it might be lighter on the fantasy elements than you are used to. People should take into account the issues I listed above.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, War, and Injury/Injury detail
ella_bibliophile_98'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
4.75
Aside from the sauciness (which is great) the lore surrounding the dragons and the history of the kingdom is interesting too- overall just loved this book and can’t wait to read the next one in the series!
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Torture, and War
pdiaz'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
4.0
Moderate: Sexual content and War
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
wishlissa'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
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Grief, and Death of parent
sk8r2natls's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and War
grayscale08'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: Bullying, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Vomit, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
trufolk'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: Bullying, Death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Murder
clxxgs09'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
4.5
me ha gustado más de lo q esperaba, but then again me encantan los libros de trashy romantasy
Graphic: Animal death and Death
krumanda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Animal death and Blood
Minor: Child death and Death of parent