sumtime99'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: Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Body horror, Gore, Murder, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Sexual content, Vomit, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, and War
cindythenerd's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: War, Sexual content, Blood, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
mirandyli's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Spoiler
Damen and Laurent's relationship is especially yikes. They both lie to each other constantly for their own gain. Because Damen killed Laurent's brother a few years ago, Laurent orders Damen to be whipped 50 times in the first book and is miffed that he didn't die from it. Yet SOMEHOW... they still fall in love after that??? Because Damen is obsessed with pale skin and blonde hair (excuse me while I go vomit).The series basically ends with Laurent killing Damen's brother and saying, "We've killed each other's brothers so we're even now. I no longer hate you and we can rule peacefully. Kiss kiss." Excuse me sirs, go to therapy.
And now that Damen has been a slave, he's now going to advocate for the end of slavery, despite being in support of it before? That's just a whole bag of yikes.
There were also a bunch of predictable moments (like that Laurent knew Damen's identity the whole time, Laurent was raped by his uncle and Jokaste would claim that her baby was Damen's).
Still a fast-paced decent read and I was able to finish the series in a week. I haven't read a fantasy book in a while and this series was a pretty good start to getting back into the fantasy genre.
Graphic: Pedophilia, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Suicide, Death, and War
lilholmn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Sexual content
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Pedophilia, and Rape
sophy__'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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Murder, War, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Incest, Rape, Suicide, and Pregnancy
jjnich's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Death of parent, Violence, and War
Moderate: Drug use, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Incest, Murder, and Kidnapping
bakatan'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
3.25
Graphic: Grief, Pedophilia, Murder, War, Incest, Slavery, Genocide, Death of parent, Child death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
lh_reads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, War, and Sexual content
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Child abuse, and Death of parent
Minor: Incest
This series had me in a chokehold and I loved every bit of it. It definitely ended how I expected but not fully, some pages have my tear stains. I loved the development with Damen and Laurent relationship and watching it grow. I enjoyed the series as a whole but this was definitely my favoritecait'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
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Violence, and War
bugcollector's review
- 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
3.25
Spoiler
the ending was a bit disappointing bc it all ended in court and suddenly everyone believed their side '_'
anyways let the gays end slavery xoxo
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, War, and Violence