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readingradie's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
ka_ke's review against another edition
Graphic: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting
Minor: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
aseel_reads'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
1.0
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
anabelenalonso's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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: Death, Blood, and War
hollyk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Kate is now much more comfortable with her powers (some may say too comfortable) and I feel like we missed that journey, dark as it may have been. The romance between Corwin and Kate is barely established in Onyx & Ivory before
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A disappointing sequel to a very promising first book. Shadow & Flamejust did not have the heart and soul that Onyx & Ivory had, making it lose its luster.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Slavery, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
kassielovestoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
TBH, Shadow and Flame feels like a completely different book than Onyx and Ivory, in all of the best ways. For starters, the plot was sooooooo much more compelling this time around. The various twists and turns this book takes were genuinely surprising. I spent so much time debating the moralities of our main characters that I often went back and forth as to whether I should root for their ambitions. Ultimately, my love runs deep for both Corwin and Kate and so I concluded very early on into reading this book that they simply can do no wrong for me.
If you loved the Ember in the Ashes quartet, then you will also love this duology. I feel both of these series has the same brutal, dark elements of war and magic with a forbidding foe to boot. I do think this duology (as well as AEITA) can be classified as YA, but I wouldn't feel comfortable recommending to any person under 18 to read. Some of the aspects featured in Shadow and Flame got way too dark for my comfort. As always, check trigger warnings!!
Graphic: Death and Slavery
Moderate: Rape
beyondapage'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: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture
starlessnights's review
2.0
Graphic: War
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Torture, Blood, Grief, and Murder
mn0rgan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Death and War
Moderate: Animal death