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celestecurls's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Sexual content, and Blood
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, and Torture
ali_k0'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, and Terminal illness
meredith_williams_'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
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content
mxdegroot'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
2.5
I quite liked Eliana as a character. The writing of her perspective at the start of the book showed how indoctrinated into her society she is really well and it was fascinating to read how she justifies some of the things she does, as unacceptable as they may be. It was also a good writer's choice to not have her morality make a 180 when she is literally face to face with the consequences of her actions. However, that is about where the logical character development ended for me. Legrand set up some beautiful storylines and relationships - Navi and Remy's friendship, Eliana and The Wolf's eventual friendship - but those were either thrown away or rushed. Additionally, Eliana's deal with The Wolf felt weird and forced. For someone who was willing to go to horrific lengths and had such faith in her repuation and importance to her society, she was very quick to turn her back on that same society and make a deal with a man who she had absolutely zero reason to trust. To summerize, a lot of the character development in this book felt forced and weird, especially on Eliana's side.
cw/tw: talk of NSFW and non-consent
Every moment that the characters were engaged in sexual activities or anything adjacent to it was, in my opinion, either too graphic or completely unnecessary. I mostly don't have any problem with sex, but it was mostly unnecessary to the plot and a bit too graphic for a book that classifies as Young Adult (12 - 18). Legrand should have especially been more careful with the way she describes certain sections that were either explicitly or assumably non-consensual but were described as fine. Again, Furyborn classifies itself as Young Adult, which means it is aimed primarily at minors, most of which will be just starting to explore their sexuality and comfort/discomfort and so might think that certain sections in the book are okay while they are not. This is just plain dangerous.
Also, except for one, maybe two times, the sex didn't add anything to the plot or characters except to show that 90% percent of the characters are predators, so in YA book it would have been better to just leave those sections out.
Finally,
end of content/trigger warning
Will I read the rest of the series? Yes, I will, because the worldbuilding and main plot is generally quite good, if fairly poorly executed, and Legrand have a pleasant and enjoyable writing style. I really hope the 1100 pages the next to books take up combined will be worth it.
Rep: gay characters (MLM).
February 7th, 2023 - March 9th, 2023.
"Have you always been this unspeakably irritating?"
"Has your face always looked so temptingly carvable?"
"Belief doesn't keep you alive."
"But, given time, it can win wars."
"I have heard rumors of what is done to them, these missing girls, and I hope my daughter is safely dead."
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, and Stalking
Minor: Infidelity
oliverreeds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
saukittome's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and War
charliethebooklover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book had many flaws, from the chicheneness, to the lack of representation. This review mught be a it all over the place, so strap in!
First off, the characters where a but cliche. I didn't find much that really drew me to them. We have our haunted main heroines with dark pasts. The romances were all so boring and overdone. Now don't get me wrong. I like romance, love it even. I like enemies to lovers, soft and hardcore trope, etc. But only if it's done well, and this book just made it feel rushed and unessecary. But there was one exception. Ludavine. Oh my god, how I loved her. Her sassyness, and her hilarious over dramintic self-centerness, but still is caring an loyal. And ten she dies. And then, SUPRISE she's an angel, and she turns into a completly new character with a new personality, and comes back to life. She did a full one eighty, and turned into another boring cliche. Then on Eliana's end, we meet Navi. And while she's also just a trope, I enjoyed her character, and her friendship with Eliana. Overall, all these women feel like lesbians. But they're not becuase there's next to no representation. Eliana is implied to be bisexual, and harkan is a person of color, but then harken alledgelly dies, and the bisexuality is mentioned once in passing. But desppite all of that I still liked it? It was a fun read, despite all the obvious plot twists and boring characters. I want to keep reading, and I most likley will continue the series. If you want to read this book, please check the content warnings first, and stay safe. Mental health comes first!
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and War
angstifies's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Torture, and Kidnapping
Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and War
mypatronusisajedi'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
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Sexual harassment
claudiamacpherson'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
I am using this series to get me out of a reading slump and it. is. working! I love the world-building, which was explained well given how complex it is. I found this book on booktok, where everyone seems to like Eliana better than Rielle, so I was a bit surprised that I felt the opposite. Eliana is a bit too violent and selfish for my taste, but I do foresee that Rielle's choices and her love triangle, as well as Eliana's (hopeful) character growth in the next two books may change my mind. I also am a sucker for the type of story that Rielle's storyline was: the classic fairytale "person must complete a series of tasks that their particular skills allow them to do." I found the shifting point of view difficult sometimes because it felt like I was being yanked out of the story, and only some of the chapters felt like natural links to each other. Overall, though, I'm excited to read the next book in the series; here's to escaping my reading slump!
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Cursing and Sexual violence