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catrijn's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm, Death of parent, and Murder
ksilvio's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Self harm, Violence, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail
kaitrates's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm and Violence
catbag's review against another edition
4.0
we loooove a book that has political intrigue, strong found families, growth from all characters, and DRAGONS
mmmm and the way seraphina shows how a society’s love and hatred impacts every aspect of people’s lives - i dont want to say i loved seeing seraphina grapple with hating herself and her mother, because that’s awful, but it was incredibly impactful to read the perspective of a character who is so smart and talented go from hating herself and the woman who made her to understanding and forgiving both of them for being what they are and loving as they do
wahhhhhh it was so sweet (´°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥ω°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥｀) and i LOOOOVED the writing style
also some fave quotes:
mmmm and the way seraphina shows how a society’s love and hatred impacts every aspect of people’s lives - i dont want to say i loved seeing seraphina grapple with hating herself and her mother, because that’s awful, but it was incredibly impactful to read the perspective of a character who is so smart and talented go from hating herself and the woman who made her to understanding and forgiving both of them for being what they are and loving as they do
wahhhhhh it was so sweet (´°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥ω°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥｀) and i LOOOOVED the writing style
also some fave quotes:
page 98: I scrupulously hide every legitimate reason for people to hate me, and then it turns out they don’t need legitimate reasons. Heaven has fashioned a knife of irony to stab me with.
page 180: This is what I was. This here. This. I made myself look at the shingle of silver half-moons, the hideous line where they sprouted from my flesh like teeth pushing through gums. I was monstrous. There were things in this world I could not have.
page 221: I could start a fire with those sparks; I wanted to burn the whole world. No: I wanted to put the fire out. I could not live, hating myself this hard.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm
abby_can_read's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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
3.0
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This was cute. I had a good time reading it. I liked the worldbuilding and the dragon lore.
This was cute. I had a good time reading it. I liked the worldbuilding and the dragon lore.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, and Blood
queenkath32's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm and Xenophobia
marikoreading's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
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
One of my favorite books of all time. I've read it countless times over the years; I get something new each time. Can't say enough about it!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm
One brief self harm scene wherecoltgalben's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- 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
I apologise in advance for the mistakes that may occur, english is not my first language.
The book was great. I loved it. It has such interesting ideas and concepts...
But there is a problem. A big one for me. The main character is 16, and the love interest is 25. Yes, I know it's a fantasy story happening in a kingdom, and back in the day it was a common thing. But god dammit! It's a fantasy book with dragons that turn into humans, and wear mechanical earrings through which they talk with each other as if they have airpods! It had nothing to do with historical accuracy. The main character could have had a few more years - it wouldn't have changed much the story - or the love interest could have had less. It wouldn't have hurt the middle ages vibe at all. It's just stupid and I hate it and it's god damn fucking disgusting, because it's not only there, in the background, it is romanticised. And is so prominent in this type of stories and books and I'm fucking sick of it! Please stop it! It's weird!
I am going to put all the hope I have left in the humanity in the second volume. I'm putting this into the universe! Please! For the love of everything beautiful in this god forsaken world! Don't make these two lovers in the second one!!! I want to love this book, I really do. Please let me enjoy this beautiful story.
Except for that, it was perfect.
That is my opinion
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Self harm, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia
Minor: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, and Death of parent
cort_kaye's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Self harm