kponturo's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, War, and Violence
sinvvas's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- 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? No
3.0
I didn’t like it as much as I wanted to. I wish that the Romance was a bit more and to find out why the age of flowers was so harmful/great.
planetsara's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
makaylia's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
hollowhallow13's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
kidohobe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- 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
samasaurus_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
meg_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- 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
3.5
This was just a super well developed fantasy book that kept me invested from page 1. Super interesting and compelling main characters who were all bad ass women. Also, there was a sapphic romance at the heart of the story that was really lovely to read. I absolutely love Priya as a main character and am also obsessed with Buhmaka. I do feel that this book was longer than it needed to be. There were like 3 separate huge plot points that occur within the story and after each of those 3 points I felt like the book could have come to a natural stopping point but it just kept addressing primary conflict after primary conflict so it did start to drag quite a bit at the end. Regardless of that, I will definitely be reading book 2 and seeing where all these characters end up. Would absolutely recommend this one to anyone who enjoys fantasy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, War, and Fire/Fire injury
adalheid's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
my five stars are very conditional on how the rest of the series goes but loved this installment.
katloupet's review against another edition
I really wanted to like this book but I just wasn’t in the right headspace for it at the time and I’ve left it unfinished for so long at this point I don’t think I’ll go back.