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b_robinson's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
I don't get it. Why is there SO MUCH HYPE??? WHAT IS THERE TO LOVE????
"it's a slytherin romance", yeah sure, a SHITTY ONE
"alessandra is a feminist icon", a completely insufferable and unloveable one, naturally
you know that something has gone terribly wrong when you're glad that the MC's plan falls apart :(
She was so goddamn WHINY and SNOOTY and ENTIRELY UP HERSELF; this girl was in desperate need of a reality check, something that this entire novel is disappointingly lacking. Where was the world? Where was the development?? Couldn't I have a single likeable character that wasn't a dog???
Why were we all for ~equality~ and ~dismantling the patriarchy~ until we weren't talking about the nobility? Why does the peasantry get looked down upon, as if they don't deserve these same rights?? MAKE IT MAKE SENSE.
I've already spent way too much energy on this story, and I'm so excited to mark it as finished, and I hope I never have to think about it again.
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail
rensreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
i’m so glad i waited for him. he carried this novel on his back, his poor shoulders must be breaking under the strain of all that success. kallias is my everything. he was the only reason i started liking alessandra. and by the time he learns of what she did to her first lover (though his age is never brought up, i’m still of the opinion that hektor groomed her) then laughs about it, i realized they really deserved each other.
(in reality, i started liking alessandra when she schemed her friend out of a marriage he would have hated and solved her own problem of unwanted suitors with it. how could i not adore a girlboss?)
the political intrigue and the plot were absolutely marvelous. i started suspecting the assassin by the time that he confessed to alessandra while kallias was listening. i kept wondering why alessandra didn’t see it until it was almost too late but i am glad that his sexism was what caused his demise. a man like him truly assumed that alessandra was nothing less than a noblewoman newly scorned by her ex-lover. what a mistake!
kallias was down bad for alessandra and i loved that fact by the end too lol definitely a 5 stars read for me (:
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror and Alcohol
Minor: Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Slut shaming happens a lot as well.oliverreeds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
ayeshafira's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual harassment
kinsportch'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, and Colonisation
aus_1521's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Colonisation
reading_ray's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Misogyny
ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Blood, and Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and War
camillou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
It lacked of world building for me, and the story was not quite as dark as I thought it would be, but I really enjoyed following the characters' adventures, as well as seeing everything unfolding.
Moderate: Death, Sexism, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Misogyny, Sexual content, and Death of parent
willemke's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Misogyny, Sexual content, and Violence