traa's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Sexual assault
tonton2612's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This is such a great series. Granted this book took me a little bit longer to read the others since it didn't hold my interest as much as they did, it was still very good. I absolutely love Samuel's story in this book.
Spoiler
My heart broke for him when it was discovered he tried to commit suicide. He felt such pain.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Body horror
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
maddithemoodi's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
This book, more than the last, I feel had too many plot lines happening simultaneously. I wish that the plot had been more focused, though I did like learning more about the fae.
There was a short section in this book that called a part-Chinese character “inscrutable” and attributed this to his being Chinese. It was disappointing and upsetting when I had previously enjoyed that this series seemed much more like the work of a feminist. I hope that this section was well-meaning but ignorant, especially since the author is usually respectful and has taken care to have diverse and not tokenized characters. I don’t know how to feel about this part of the book.
Spoiler
I also really loved Samuel’s storyline in this book, but I wish that what ‘saved’ him was not a woman. I think it feeds too much into patriarchal ideas of women ‘fixing’ men. I continue to really appreciate the accurate portrayals of trauma and its lasting effects.There was a short section in this book that called a part-Chinese character “inscrutable” and attributed this to his being Chinese. It was disappointing and upsetting when I had previously enjoyed that this series seemed much more like the work of a feminist. I hope that this section was well-meaning but ignorant, especially since the author is usually respectful and has taken care to have diverse and not tokenized characters. I don’t know how to feel about this part of the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Torture
Minor: Racism
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