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louise_outthere'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? No
3.0
The first book was amazing, I'm kind of disappointed by this one. Still want to read the third one I heard it was way better!
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, and War
Minor: Sexual content
trintrin's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I love that Alina is becoming a much stronger character but she still kinda relies on men to feel like she matters and I hope she changes in the next book. It's so refreshing to read about her not-so-moral thoughts
Let's talk about Alina's love interests. Okay I admit Darklina is hot but nahhh ain't no way I'm gonna ship them that dude is an ancient fossil and he's evil on top of that. Nikolai seems too good to be true and even though I love him, I don't think him and Alina would make a good pair. There was a part where I thought Leigh was gonna kill Mal off (maybe even hoped that would be the case) but that didn't happen and I'm not sure if I like it or not. Because out of the options Mal would be the best fit and they're most likely gonna end up together but I still wish things were a little different. Maybe if Mal was just a little more likeable or maybe if Alina and Nikolai fit together a little better but oh well.
Some parts of the book felt like it's repeating scenes from the first one.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual assault and Alcohol
saj04's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, and Violence
cherru's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
There were like one or two big reveals which you could guess pretty early on.
I stopped caring for Alina and Mal. Alina keeps changing her mind and has become such a dislikeable person. First she feels strong and feels the power and then suddenly she says that people put too much faith in her and that she can’t change anything. She keeps going from feeling strong to feeling weak and nothing special. That made me so mad. Also the author made her power hungry, which changed my perspective on her and changed the dynamics of the relationships.
Then Mal and the romance. The worst part of all.
The last thing I disliked was Sturmhound’s romance. Was it really needed? It felt really forced. Why does every single man have to have feelings for the main character… But Sturmhound as a character made the whole story more bearable. At least he didn’t act like a kid, unlike a certain protagonist and her lover…
I hope that this book is more for YA, because it’s filled with clichés that my younger self would have loved.
The only reason why I didn’t give this book a lower rating even though it deserves it, is because of Nikolai and because I like the world. It makes me biased.
Minor: Body horror
rose_88's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Alcohol, and War
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, and Blood
Minor: Toxic relationship and Dementia
onefineelephant's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
genette'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
3.75
Mal needs to pull his head out of his ass, and Alina needs to start trusting him more, otherwise that relationship is never going to work.
Forget Team Mal, Team Darkling, or Team Nikolai. I'm Team Alina Gets Her Shit Together.
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
soph22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
shadereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Toxic relationship, and Blood
Minor: Torture
evie_lumby'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
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Kidnapping