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maria2001'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
4.75
The only words that I can say is that if the first book was a snack this is the main freaking corse .
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The author picks up the story lines we left in book one and builds them to an incredible crescendo , the stakes are higher than ever, the tension tauter than ever , my sleepin schedule gone forever owo .
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What the author does in this book is expand the world buildin , and we get to see more than just Kekon and meet people from all around ( friends and enemies ✨) . The world building is simple enough to understand but like it's so intricately built and the attention to detail is evident.
(P.s : the depiction of "non kekonese" isn't in the nicest light but I'll refrain from commenting further on it until I read the last book)
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They also dive deeper into the characters than I think book one did . like we have genuinely the most 3D human characters in this book , You love them ,you hate them , you fear for them and you laugh and cry with them .
It was such a joy to be with the Kauls but they also caused me actual stress that if I wasn't reading this on ebook the book would be out of the window :D.
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Now I'm going to gently push this book your way while reminding you that it is violent and intense and does mention triggering subjects so I always advise checking the trigger warning to see what you can and can't put up with 🖤.
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*whisper* pick this series up ya won't regret ;) .
Moderate: Death, Gore, Violence, and Abortion
Minor: Pedophilia and War
emma985'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Violence and Abortion
Moderate: Gore, Homophobia, and Pregnancy
genny's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The timeline kept throwing me off, though. I'll be assuming that a few weeks had passed since a certain event, but then Lee would hit me with a line like "a year had passed since [specific incident]" and I'm like...wait, what? I think it's because the multiple POVs aren't always in the same timeline; we'd be following Shae in the present day, then we'd switch to Anden who'll narrate his life in Espenia for the past x months before catching up to the present, and the next thing I know, Hilo's children have grown by another year. Lol. This might just be a problem with me not processing the passage of time, but I couldn't help but notice it every time it happened.
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny and Abortion
Minor: Ableism, Pedophilia, Excrement, and Death of parent
sanjunipearo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death and Gore
leahsbooks's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Torture, and Murder
Minor: Rape and Abortion
hanz'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, and Murder
bookiecharm's review against another edition
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Ableism, Sexual assault, Torture, Xenophobia, and Excrement