petrashea's review against another edition
4.0
Wow, a wonderful last book to end the year on and complete my reading challenge. This was heartbreakingly beautiful and it's not often I get to read books written so well. I had followed Rebecca's story on TikTok and couldn't wait to read this and am so glad I did. Can't wait to see what she continues writing.
korok_sapling's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
The beginning was a bit of a drag for me but the rest was well worth it
eden_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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
5.0
abelh's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
allimoody's review against another edition
3.0
this needed a good info dump in the beginning, there was such a lack of detail throughout the whole book in terms of the magic system, character relationships, etc. i was willing to ignore a lot of this about halfway through and then i just did not like the ending either. there were some nice writing moments and i loved our core 4 characters
megana's review against another edition
5.0
I felt meh about the first half of this book, then some dark things happened in the second half that might have led to me DNF it if I hadn’t already come so far. AND THEN the last bit wrecked me. The plot was great on its own but the emotional journey the characters went on felt like the author’s spirit lifted off the pages and spoke to my soul. Yes that sounds melodramatic but YOU try writing a review after a book just gave you an unexpected therapy session.
kirstenf's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Classism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Child death, Hate crime, Murder, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Genocide, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, War, Pandemic/Epidemic, Torture, Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Kidnapping and Medical content
elianacox's review against another edition
I can't with this book. I don't ever DNF books, but I seriously don't give a shit about the plot, the characters, the magic system, the romance, literally any of it, and I tried. I listened to the audio book until about 45% of the way into it and I knew I was done for when I thought I definitely had to be at least 75% done.
The character motives make little to no sense, the plot has taken forever to develop, I don't find any of the characters likeable in the slightest, and the protagonist's internal struggle is cliché and poorly executed. It's just a terrible book that lacks the ability to hold any sort of interest with the reader. It's not unique. It's very copy and paste with the "I hate these people but now they are my friends, so who do I stay true to: my 'family' or my newfound family?" and it's just not done well.
The character motives make little to no sense, the plot has taken forever to develop, I don't find any of the characters likeable in the slightest, and the protagonist's internal struggle is cliché and poorly executed. It's just a terrible book that lacks the ability to hold any sort of interest with the reader. It's not unique. It's very copy and paste with the "I hate these people but now they are my friends, so who do I stay true to: my 'family' or my newfound family?" and it's just not done well.
snugglemuffin's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
5.0