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zoelinea's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- 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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Sexism
plume_de_renarde's review against another edition
adventurous
- 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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Torture, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexism, Slavery, and Transphobia
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
nassuada's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I was really looking forward to Eona after how much I enjoyed the first book but it was a mixed bag, to say the least. There were a ton of interesting concepts throughout the book and at times I found myself hating Eona (which for me is a plus, because she was a really interesting and flawed character).
At the same time, a lot of stuff seems to have been forgotten from the first book. I would have loved a greater exploration of how Eona feels about openly identifying as a girl after spending so long disguising herself as a boy, particularly given thather femininity is core to her being able to connect with her dragon. . And don't even get me started with Eona wrestling with her attraction to Ido after he literally tried to SA her twice in Eon. That made me want to vomit. AND he's 24 while we can assume that Eona is 17 at most.
It ended really abruptly, too, and as much as I'd like to have some kind of prologue, I'm glad it ended where it did. I'm not sure that the author could have taken this concept further without stretching everything too thin. And, overall, I will miss living in the Empire of the Celestial Dragons, as short as my time here was.
At the same time, a lot of stuff seems to have been forgotten from the first book. I would have loved a greater exploration of how Eona feels about openly identifying as a girl after spending so long disguising herself as a boy, particularly given that
It ended really abruptly, too, and as much as I'd like to have some kind of prologue, I'm glad it ended where it did. I'm not sure that the author could have taken this concept further without stretching everything too thin. And, overall, I will miss living in the Empire of the Celestial Dragons, as short as my time here was.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Moderate: Gore, Transphobia, Vomit, Grief, and Abandonment