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mjstokes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Slavery
clemway's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
katvou'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Slavery, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War
Minor: Child death, Gore, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
beckyyreadss's review against another edition
- 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
Before I say what I like, please check trigger warnings for this book – as this is brutal.
This book gives ACOTAR vibes, but what ACOTAR did that this book didn’t do was world building. It did it better in this book than the last book I will say that. The book is an easy read and you do get sucked into the storyline and the drama and the tension. I think this book was much better because of Rip. He gives me Rhysand vibes whilst Midas is like the whiny Tamlin. I can see the compassions quite easily, expect Rip is 1000% more scary than Rhysand. I love the fact that Auren stood up for herself in this book and was like do one, I'm not getting back into this cage. I would have loved to learn more about the Queen’s plans but I'm assuming we will learn more in the next book. The cliff hanger at the end as well made me want to throw the book against a wall.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Confinement, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting
Minor: Infertility and Pregnancy
bryelle'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? Yes
4.5
Auren learns to look more at her self as a powerful person. She has trusted Midas for a decade to keep her safe because he did when she was down on her luck. She is seeing “cracks” in their relationship and she is analyzing that internally.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Classism
nursemeghanreads's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism
noellelovesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
In Gild, the first book, we mostly saw Auren’s POV with the final chapter being that of Midas. In Glint we get three different POVs throughout the book, though the majority still is Auren, we also see what Queen Malina and Midas are up to. Honestly, I already disliked both of these characters from the first interactions they had with Auren but alas writers always have a reason for showing the POV of people we don’t like. *sigh*
In the company of Commander Rip and the soldiers of the Fourth Kingdom, Auren is forced to think about her past and current situation. We get a lot of flashbacks to the time before Midas entered her life as well as some during the early days of Midas becoming King.
Auren had a lot of time to self-reflect and evaluate her relationship with Midas, though at times I was still left wanting to reach through my Kindle and shake her. At other times I wanted to reach through and hug her and tell her everything was going to be okay and could get better.
After finishing Glint I’m 100x more invested in seeing where Auren’s journey takes her. The way Glint ends I already know I’ll be picking up book 3, Gleam, soon as I have so many more questions and I’m desperate for answers. The urge to text friends who’re already caught up is strong but I must resist.
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
cluckieduck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Sexism, Violence, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Sexual content
jinxedparadox'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? It's complicated
4.0
The story starts off a little slow but then it starts drip feeding you these little hints that not everything is as it seems and it just drags you in.
I will say one thing, it does take a lot for the main character to grow sometimes but please bear with!
Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse