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alyshapowe11's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and War
jessiemp2024's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
thecatconstellation'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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol
jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
When the mysterious silver witch turns up and serves a quest to save the magic that was lost when the six sisters of old fell. Journeying across the deserts and fighting monsters and darkness brings this unlikely group together with truths unexpected revealed along the way.
The family links had me in shock as I saw none of them coming at all, as well as what seems to be a slow forming romance between our MCs. I can’t wait to see how this ends in the sequel of the duology.
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail
mattyb'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
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Minor: Death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Abandonment
cozyreader9752'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
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death
maple_dove'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
For one thing, the double-life aspect. I'm a sucker for double lives. I absolutely adored the worldbuilding too.
I did have some qualms. For example, I didn't like that the reveal of the Hunter's identity was revealed so quickly in one chapter.
Reviewers have probably complained about how they couldn't take Zafira or Nasir seriously as the Hunter or Prince of Death. However (if this is the case) I think they're missing the point. I believe that was the author's intention. Zafira and Nasir may have these intimidating roles and personas, but what this book shows is that those personas do not tell the full story of who they actually are.
Favorite Quotes:
Paranoia had a way of visiting when he was least desired.
Darkness had seized his mind, whispers and half-crazed screams echoing in his ears when his fingers passed over the inscriptions in the ancient tongue. It was a darkness wrought with pain, a darkness that could never end.
It was a darkness that despaired in itself.
Maybe the tiny lions were merely ornaments, a display of pride for the victory over a man who defied men, only to be slain by women.
In this moment, we are two souls, marooned.
That was life, wasn't it? A collection of moments, a menagerie of people. Everyone stranded everywhere, always. ⭐️
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore and Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Suicide, and Alcohol
Verbal abuse (graphic)kbairbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
rhm04'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
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Child death
wet_towlette'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I will now be listing all my issues with this book because it’s probably the briefest way I can explain:
-too info dumping for my liking
-characters inner monologues are greatly repetitive, especially in the beginning
-the writing can be very confusing and I felt like I didn’t know what was going half the time
-the relationship with deen and zafira had so much potential to be something greater then it was
-romance is very forced (albeit interesting if you can look past how forced it is)
-idk if anyone knows what I’m talking about but the three line sentence break up things drives me crazy. It happens on many occasions and is terrible every single time
-this is more of a personal issue but the characters are so hypocritical and it really bothers me
-the entirety of the beginning of act three just felt very rushed and out of place
-the characters don’t feel like real people. Like the way the react to things or do things after hardships. They just feel like words on a paper.
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, and Fire/Fire injury