nonidude's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping and Bullying
Minor: War, Death of parent, Torture, Slavery, and Pregnancy
bloomandgloom's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Bullying, Murder, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Sexual harassment
thebookaddict's review
- 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
🇬🇧: it was a bit hard to come in. The book isn't really fast paced. The storyline is really really good. I liked the characters and I fell in love with Cardan. The plot was also really good, i didn't see it coming! Also we love a strong female character! A great book and I am excited for the other parts
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and War
starryeyedreads'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The spoiler bit:
Spoiler
expect betrayal, trying to figure out what's going to happen next only to be wrong cause the book sets up for multiple unexpected plot twists. Enemies to lovers trope is present. Some of the characters are just down right evil, but well written. In terms of diversity, there isn't much in the way of POC representation, but there is LGBT+ rep, and the folk are very diverse and you can definitely find yourself in the characters regardless of their appearance.Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, and Death of parent
Moderate: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Minor: Incest
bookmark3brodi's review
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Misogyny, Murder, Blood, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Bullying, Slavery, Torture, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Kidnapping, Vomit, War, Child abuse, and Drug use
cynka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This was super enjoyable i już od razu biorę się za kolejną część.
Graphic: Bullying, Murder, Violence, Blood, Suicide, and Torture
Moderate: Vomit
annikenr's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, and Death
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Torture
margaret_k30's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Death of parent, Torture, Physical abuse, Blood, Violence, and Bullying
Moderate: Drug use and Alcoholism
Minor: Child death, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
giulianalb99'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
⚠️Esta reseña contiene spoilers⚠️
Este libro es fantástico. Ya entiendo el hype que tiene, está totalmente justificado y merecidísimo.
Me encanta cómo escribe Holly Black, nunca había leído ningún libro de ella y la verdad es que su pluma es increíble y preciosa. El mundo de Faerie es súper original, pero me hubiera gustado saber más acerca de él. Si que es verdad que al principio se me hizo un poco lento y, a veces, me pareció que los capítulos eran demasiado largos, pero se me ha pasado volando y lo he disfrutado un montón.
Jude (la protagonista) es genial. Me encanta que la autora plasme sus defectos y cómo va evolucionando su personaje a medida que va avanzando el libro, y su relación con Cardan es un enemies to lovers 100% que he amado y que no puedo esperar más a leer cómo va tomando forma su relación. Al principio Cardan no me gustaba tanto por el tema del bullying (ya que es un tema que no puedo apoyar bajo ningún concepto) pero al final van saliendo a la luz varias cosas que te hacen cambiar de parecer. Los demás personajes, en general, me han parecido buenos (menos Taryn obviamente, y Locke🤮), y es súper curiosa la relación que tienen Madoc y Jude teniendo en cuenta su situación extraña.
Poco más tengo que decir al respecto. No puedo esperar más a seguir con esta trilogía y ver cómo los personajes van creciendo/evolucionando y cómo su relación se va creando.
No le doy 5 estrellas porque creo que el segundo me va a gustar mucho más y porque he sentido que este libro ha sido más bien un “calentamiento” para los que se vienen.
Si te gusta la fantasía y el romance, tienes que leer este libro sí o sí.
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This book is fantastic. I understand the hype it has, it’s totally justified and well deserved.
I love how Holly Black writes, I've never read any of her books and the truth is that she writes so beautifully. The world of Faerie is super original, but I would’ve liked to know more about it. Yes, at first it was a bit slow for me and, sometimes, I thought the chapters were too long, but I read it so fast that I didn’t even noticed and I enjoyed it a lot.
Jude (the mc) is amazing. I love that the author captures her flaws and how her character evolves as the book progresses, and her relationship with Cardan is a 100% enemies to lovers that I loved and I can't wait to read how their relationship evolves. At first I didn't like Cardan so much because of the bullying issue (I cannot support that under any circumstances) but in the end several things come to light that make you change your mind. The other characters, in general, were really good (except Taryn obviously, and Locke🤮), and the relationship between Madoc and Jude is super curious considering their strange situation.
I have little more to say about it. I can't wait to continue with this trilogy and see how the characters grow/evolve and how their relationship takes shape. I'm not giving it 5 stars because I think I'm going to like the second one much more and because I've felt that this book was more of a "warm-up" for the other books that are coming.
If you like fantasy and romance, you have to read this book no matter what.
(English is not my first language, if you find any mistakes, please let me know)
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Violence, Vomit, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, and Torture
zeloco's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Violence and Death of parent
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Murder, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Physical abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Death, and Blood