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moons_child's review against another edition
2.0
Tellement pas à la hauteur de l'idée et du premier tome...
Pourquoi ajouter ce punch avec le gouvernement? Ça semble juste être une seconde histoire.
Pourquoi ajouter les journalistes. J'ai de la difficulté a voir ce que ça l'apportait réellement...
J'aurais préféré que le curse reste contenu... je me plaisais à lire que ces parties...
J'apprécie la fin malheureuse d'un des personnages, fit avec l'ambiance.
Pourquoi ajouter ce punch avec le gouvernement? Ça semble juste être une seconde histoire.
Pourquoi ajouter les journalistes. J'ai de la difficulté a voir ce que ça l'apportait réellement...
J'aurais préféré que le curse reste contenu... je me plaisais à lire que ces parties...
J'apprécie la fin malheureuse d'un des personnages, fit avec l'ambiance.
swowse's review against another edition
4.0
“I don’t want to be another thing that haunts you, Al.”
I knew I would love this duology before I even picked it up but I’m glad it lived up to my expectations! The character progression of all of the main characters was amazing. You can definitely tell it is a young adult book as you read it but for me it didn’t effect my enjoyment.
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Even before her death, Briony slowly became my favorite character and her relationship with Finley and their doomed love was so sweet. The romance between Isobel and Reid came out of left field but I liked it anyway tbh I love toxicity. Alistair and Gavin’s progression from enemies to lovers though- literally amazing. I love a good enemies to lovers story and I was so happy the authors gave them that.
Everyone in this story deserved a happy ending even if they didn’t think so, and I’m so sad that Briony didn’t get one. She was the only one of the four main characters that truly saw what she was and did everything she could to change it. That being said I love all of the pov narrators and their development throughout the story. They all came to terms with their flaws in their own way and honestly most of their flaws and villainy were created by the adults who were supposed to protect them.
Alistair my beloved clumsy little bastard. I am devastated that he and Hendry didn’t get a happy ending together even though I saw it coming. Hendry’s final sacrifice was on his own terms and I’m so glad that he got to make his own choice about his life and his death for once. I’m also glad that Alistair had Gavin to lean on and that he didn’t have to go through it alone again.
Overall I loved the duology, great for an October read!
I knew I would love this duology before I even picked it up but I’m glad it lived up to my expectations! The character progression of all of the main characters was amazing. You can definitely tell it is a young adult book as you read it but for me it didn’t effect my enjoyment.
SPOILERS:
Even before her death, Briony slowly became my favorite character and her relationship with Finley and their doomed love was so sweet. The romance between Isobel and Reid came out of left field but I liked it anyway tbh I love toxicity. Alistair and Gavin’s progression from enemies to lovers though- literally amazing. I love a good enemies to lovers story and I was so happy the authors gave them that.
Everyone in this story deserved a happy ending even if they didn’t think so, and I’m so sad that Briony didn’t get one. She was the only one of the four main characters that truly saw what she was and did everything she could to change it. That being said I love all of the pov narrators and their development throughout the story. They all came to terms with their flaws in their own way and honestly most of their flaws and villainy were created by the adults who were supposed to protect them.
Alistair my beloved clumsy little bastard. I am devastated that he and Hendry didn’t get a happy ending together even though I saw it coming. Hendry’s final sacrifice was on his own terms and I’m so glad that he got to make his own choice about his life and his death for once. I’m also glad that Alistair had Gavin to lean on and that he didn’t have to go through it alone again.
Overall I loved the duology, great for an October read!
brittonashleyauthor's review against another edition
3.0
Much better than the second one, I like the motif of overcoming our stories and deciding our own fate.
sorryuser's review against another edition
4.0
my last two first reads of the year have both been great four star reads so i'm glad the streak continues. anyways, a sequel to a book i didn't love and it was actually GOOD??? yes yes i'm just as shocked as you considering i rated the first book 2 stars. but GAVIN AND ALISTAIR BEING T H E ENDGAME COUPLE??? YOU GOT ME. and my fave character (gavin, OF COURSE) didn't die! it's a win/win situation!
"The tournament had ended, but Gavin's story had only just begun. He wasn't sure yet what kind of tale it would be. All he knew was that it would be a future he wanted. A future he chose. It was a prize far greater than anything he'd imagined."
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"The tournament had ended, but Gavin's story had only just begun. He wasn't sure yet what kind of tale it would be. All he knew was that it would be a future he wanted. A future he chose. It was a prize far greater than anything he'd imagined."
AHHHHH I LOVE IT HERE
ximcat's review against another edition
4.0
Well I loved the first book and this one a little less. I was super surprised by the enemies-to-lovers in the second half of the book and it helped me push through the middle because that was kinda uninteresting. It might be because I was never invested in Briony? and Isobel.
I do wish the end had been a bit more descriptive of what each of the survivors are up to, especially Alistair and Gavin but I'm still happy how it ended.
I do wish the end had been a bit more descriptive of what each of the survivors are up to, especially Alistair and Gavin but I'm still happy how it ended.
hannahisms's review against another edition
5.0
me when my doomed tragic tortured pookies are doomed tragic and tortured: ☹️😔😟😕🙁😣😖😫😩😢😭😰😥😓
mickey_cass's review against another edition
5.0
This book gets five stars just for having the line, “And yet, Alistair sighed what should’ve been his dying breath and kissed his enemy back.” Literally it cannot get better than that. God I love star crossed enemies to lovers so much.
peytoncainn's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This book pissed me off. This duology should’ve been a stand alone, and both should’ve been edited down. I felt practically nothing for the characters when it came to the second installment, which was odd considering I had just reread the previous novel. Not a fan.
epilieaspiechick's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
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
4.5
My full review can be found on the Epilie Aspie Chick blog!
If you've ever wondered what a dark magic version of the Hunger Games would look like, this is the duology for you! In a lot of ways, I enjoyed this series better than Hunger Games because it has the action, drama, and government politics of that series - but also managed to secretly talk about the reality of being human. No one is purely good or purely evil. Everyone is somewhere in the middle and even someone who's been labeled a villain can be a hero in the right circumstances.
If you've ever wondered what a dark magic version of the Hunger Games would look like, this is the duology for you! In a lot of ways, I enjoyed this series better than Hunger Games because it has the action, drama, and government politics of that series - but also managed to secretly talk about the reality of being human. No one is purely good or purely evil. Everyone is somewhere in the middle and even someone who's been labeled a villain can be a hero in the right circumstances.