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httponyo'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? It's complicated
5.0
" Do you know? Rose asked me why I was not more surprised by your feat. He does not understand you as I do, Em, but as you seem to consider him a friend now, I told him the truth: in order to be surprised, I could not have known already that you are capable of anything. "
Once again I finish this book at the early hours of the morning, but I don't regret it. THIS is How you write a series. I dont think i've read world building so beautiful. I've mentioned it before , but I love LOVE the way the Folk are potrayed in this book. How they all have the common arrogance and cockiness but extremely different in their handling. Wendell and Poe and the Faun are similar, but also vastly different in personality and methods. I was worried when Wendell was revealed to be a Fae , concerned that this story would lead down the dark romance path of emotional manipulation. Instead , Fawcett crafted an immaculate character in Emily Wilde that she never felt like she lost herself to Wendell nor was he secretly playing the long game. I loved this book even more than the first and I'm incredibly excited for book 3 coming out this year!
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, and War
uranaishi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Terminal illness, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Classism
crystalisreading's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and War
sophiesmallhands's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, and War
relin's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death and Violence
Minor: Death of parent and War
transcendent's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Also, Wendell, call me back the kids miss you.
(I did also really enjoy that there were connections to the first book, and it wasn't like two stand alone books in a series. having Poe be a really important character still made me so happy he is just my little guy.)
Graphic: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, and War
theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Moderate: Body horror, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and War
lastblossom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
More faerie intrigue, mystery, and romance in what is quickly shaping up to be my favorite series. Read it!
Thoughts
Got my hands on this book the same day I had an assignment due, so naturally I read the book first. I have no regrets. The first book in the series is one of my top ten, and this one is equally matched, with all the faerie lore, twists, and Emily/Wendell interaction I loved from the first. The amount of fae politics and court intrigue is bumped up from the first, and it is SO juicy! Ugh, the drama of it all is just so good. A handful of teasers dropped in the first book get some satisfying reveals here, and Emily and Wendell's relationship beats are so sweet.
The book does a great job of bringing back all the things I loved about the first installment, while adding new developments to keep the story moving. Two new major characters are added who initially had the potential to be very annoying, but I wound up really caring about both of them, and it was nice to see Emily's relationship with them grow as well.
I loved the first book so much, and now I love the second book. The ending implies we might get even more(???), and I am SO ready.
I am also, once again, requesting a special edition with handwritten notes and illustrations.
Thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for an advance copy!
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Alcohol, and War