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serotonin_shortage's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
I wanted to love this. I have dreamed about reading this series and finally bought the first book. However, it was very confusing in the beginning with the massive time jumps and then it was so slow at the end. Nox is amazing and so is Amaris. But there should be SA warnings in the beginning.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault
elisalasater's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Child abuse
indigo_fox's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I didn't enjoy this book like I thought I would. The characters were alright, but I feel like there were some problems there that just made it difficult to actually like them. I didn't find myself rooting for anyone, I just wanted it to be over. Honestly I should have just DNF'd the book. I had to push through a lot of the writing, it just wasn't something I could easily get pulled into. I'm curious what will happen next but not curious enough to pick up the next book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
corsetedfeminist's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Racism, and Sexual assault
sophia_510's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault
lazadaisical's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- 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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Sexual assault
portablebunbun's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
I tried really hard to like this book but the only thing that stopped me from dropping it was the intrigue. I almost DNF it twice, at 44% and 91%. The characters seem flat, motives underdeveloped, world building is plain, certain parts are so repetitive, and I found myself skipping paragraphs to get to more interesting parts.
Amaris such a meh character and I find it hard to root for her at all. At one point, a character asks her why she’s doing this at all and girl I’m honestly asking you the same question.
My biggest issue is with Nox. She is definitely my favorite character but her POVs were few and far between and it’s really hard to miss that she’s the only POC AND constantly getting the short end of the stick. She’s sold to a brothel, SA’d, being used as a white woman’s pawn, etc. Her main goal is to find Amaris again and Amaris doesn’t seem to care about Nox at all!!! I’m not a stranger to some good ol one side pining, but it’s just another burden she has to bear for Amaris. Nox lays down her life over and over again for Amaris and even until the end, Amaris doesn’t seem to give a shit. There’s something so heinous about a POC constantly suffering for the sake of The Whitest Girl.
I don’t think I’ll be reading the sequels for now. Reading this was honestly kind of a frustrating experience.
Amaris such a meh character and I find it hard to root for her at all. At one point, a character asks her why she’s doing this at all and girl I’m honestly asking you the same question.
My biggest issue is with Nox. She is definitely my favorite character but her POVs were few and far between and it’s really hard to miss that she’s the only POC AND constantly getting the short end of the stick. She’s sold to a brothel, SA’d, being used as a white woman’s pawn, etc. Her main goal is to find Amaris again and Amaris doesn’t seem to care about Nox at all!!! I’m not a stranger to some good ol one side pining, but it’s just another burden she has to bear for Amaris. Nox lays down her life over and over again for Amaris and even until the end, Amaris doesn’t seem to give a shit. There’s something so heinous about a POC constantly suffering for the sake of The Whitest Girl.
I don’t think I’ll be reading the sequels for now. Reading this was honestly kind of a frustrating experience.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Trafficking
amadpanda's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment
Moderate: Gore and Torture
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
sven47's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery
Moderate: Pedophilia