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clemireads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-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? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Torture, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
medium-paced
1.75
I might have finished this out of spite. It was so repetitive. Some phrases that were used again and again for example: hot, jalapeno rage, rosy love, tradition (curtsies, dancing, gladiator fights), assassination attempts/unpleasantness, my friends, phantom music, the proper herbs, etc.
The foreshadowing was so obvious that everything was predictable.. I don't know that I would read from this author again. Their writing style (and worldbuilding, and magic system, etc.) is not to my taste even though the premise of the series was strong enough initially. I had hoped as the books progressed the issues I had would either become non-issue or be resolved but instead they multiplied.
The foreshadowing was so obvious that everything was predictable.. I don't know that I would read from this author again. Their writing style (and worldbuilding, and magic system, etc.) is not to my taste even though the premise of the series was strong enough initially. I had hoped as the books progressed the issues I had would either become non-issue or be resolved but instead they multiplied.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism