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meghansarmiento97'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
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
lilywolf'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
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug use, Grief, and Gaslighting
rivkah519'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
I honestly don't understand the hate this book gets! I loved it! I loved watching the relationship between Chaol and Yrene grow. I was hoping to see more of Yrene after reading Assassin's Blade! I so enjoyed reading about the southern continent and the Khagan! I'm definitely glad Sartaq and Nesryn ended up together! They are one of my favorite couples! Their journey and the plot with the Ruks was very good! And the information revealed about the spiders and their escape was also well done!! I didn't expect what they discovered on their journey. Maeve, a valg queen, posing as a fae queen??? Whoa!! I didn't see that coming! I wasn't sure fully if Maeve was a villain or not, but after reading this book, I'm certain, and I despise her! Ughh!!! I wasn't sure about Hasar either, but by the end of the book, I grew to love her and she became another favorite character in this! She might have a hard edge, but I believe she cared about Yrene deep down all along. This was such a fantastic read!!!! Loved it! Very underhyped imho!
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Murder, and War
Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, and Medical content
MY REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERSitsaas_r'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: Vomit, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
khymihr'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Grief and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use, Torture, Vomit, and Death of parent
eleek0609'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: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content and Fire/Fire injury
jls6283'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
The way people talk about this book online I was expecting it to be BORING and for Chaol to *finally* be a giant douche-canoe that I would end up hating since everyone else hates on him…
To me, the beauty of all these Maasverse books has been people/fae/whatever have big, emotional reactions (like humans are supposed to). Her characters feel deeply and grow and learn and evolve and adapt. I HATE how so many people who like these books praise female characters (like Nesta or Manon) for their healing journey and growth, BUT FOR SOME REASON DON’T WANT MALE CHARACTERS TO DO THE SAME.
I’ve been pro-Chaol from the beginning. Does he mess up? Yes. Does he question everyone and everything and sometimes get confused about what he believes in? Yes! He’s a human being! I’ve certainly done all of these things and I understand him so much.
If you’ve ever felt depressed and unloveable, this book is almost triggering. 😅 I had more of an emotional reaction to this one than any of the others so far. It might be my favorite of them so far - I know that’s a hot take, but I’ll stand by it! I’m so proud of my boy Chaol ❤️
Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
Minor: Ableism, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
unboundbooklover'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
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: War
Minor: Vomit and Pregnancy
mgdmcc'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Minor: Ableism, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Classism
literarymary95'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: Death, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Ableism, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide, Vomit, and Murder