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fkshg8465's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I’ve found fantasy books involving fairies are usually pretty raunchy (why are fae so horny? 😂). There were only a couple of sex scenes, and they were as explicit as expected.
Our protagonist is strong and fearsome, though I think her undoing will be her hardened heart. I hope she and Kaan make it in the end.
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
akschulz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Miscarriage, Rape, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism
avialaeleigh'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
This book made me cry, laugh, horny, and get so mad. I wish that there was more to the book. Even with how hefty it already is I hate were it stopped. I feel like we were so close to Raeve recovering her memories and rembering not only that she's Elluin but who Kaan is to her as well as her daughter Kyzari, though I'm not sure if she knows the name of her child.
I hope that Kyzari doesn't get the same treatment that Raeve receive by the scavenger king, and it makes me wonder I'd he knows that Kyzari is his "neice" did he know that Raeve was Elluin and that she was his "sister-in-law"? And if he did why did he do what I think he did, considering we don't have much information on the time that Raeve spent with the scavenger king.
Also is the other that we see from time to time is Slátra, Elluin's moonplume inside her somehow? Is that how she was able to be healed and reborn sorta? And if so do we learn how this happened. And if it has happened before.
Also does Tyroth know that Kyzari isn't his child but Kaan's? And if so why hasn't he done anything with that knowledge. Or did he not see the point when Elluin and Slàtra died and went into the sky together?
Also fuck the author having the last thing being us finding out who sent Nee to Raeve. That is almost worse than being left on a cliff hanger with more questions than answers. Especially with where Kyzari is when she gets the return lark. Of all the people that I thought could have sent the lark throughout the book it was not her own daughter.
I have so many questions and I am not a patient person. I need the second book now and not next October.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Miscarriage and Cannibalism
bluerosewrite'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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Blood, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
lyall_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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Anyways, for such a long book, it was a quick read and it’s probably my favorite so far of this sub genre- which is, notably, not my favorite- and there’s enough interesting hanging plot threads and stuff I enjoyed about the world (including the clear thought and work put in by the author!) that I’ll check out the sequel. For a $1 thrift store purchase, very worthwhile.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence and Death of parent
Minor: Trafficking and War
claireinabook's review against another edition
Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Trafficking
kalefactory'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, and Blood
Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
kgreer'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War
justagrlandherdog's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
I appreciated the romance and that Kaan wasn’t trying to make Reave replace or be his fallen love but tried loving her for her. Dragons are a definite plus.
Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Classism
alisaxfridman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
the tropes of forbidden love, he falls first, “who hurt you”, star crossed lovers in a slow burn romance all set in immersive and beautiful written world with a unique magic system are so well developed and crafted throughout the book - sarah a. parker absolutely killed it.
this book had me giggling kicking my feet blushing before we even found out his name 220 pages in - the chemistry was everything, each character beautifully written. ik i said my previous read was everything i craved following TOG, but THIS right here takes the crown on that. the way you fall in love with characters, the stunning, exceptional world building - your heart grows attached so quickly that you simply want to experience it yourself. 690 pages was absolutely not enough, and i need more.
few things i would love to see developed more in the second book (some of these points are a given bc we will need to learn more of raeve’s history so):
- more about fíur du ath and how raeve got involved with them
- more of veya and her story
- who tf fallon was and how she’s relevant in raeve’s life (mentioned ominously way too many times and my questions abt her just kept growing)
- dragons. (in a growing and more saturated market flooded with dragon books, wtmh offered a new take on dragon in such stories, and i would rlly love to have them more developed and integrated in the next book, which i expect will happen with raeve and lìla)
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Kidnapping