_alyssar_'s review against another edition
2.75
The story has been building and building over the first 7 books and then randomly in the last 10-15% of book 8, a bunch of loose ends get tied up, only for the whole story to unravel again in the last couple of chapters and leave us on a weird cliffhanger. Not only that, but the next two books in the series are apparently backtracks from different perspectives - the next one says it’s a retelling of the first book from the Heirs’ POV, and the currently final book in the series (book 10) says it’s a retelling from the POV of those that have passed. So we’ll be left on this cliffhanger with no foreseeable ending through at least two more books before we can pick up and go again.
The first few books really sucked me in, but the story is now spiraling wildly out of control with no ending in sight - pretty disappointed, as I’m now invested in this story through the first several books, but after book 8, I’m not sure I want to continue, despite still wanting to see how things turn out.
Graphic: War, Self harm, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, Alcohol, Gore, Violence, Confinement, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Excrement, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury
tguccione'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
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Genocide, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, War, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Murder, and Grief
luciiee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: War, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Grief, Confinement, Violence, Blood, Physical abuse, and Murder
juliette_95's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Torture, Slavery, Blood, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual content, Death, War, Confinement, and Murder
Moderate: Pregnancy and Death of parent
ac02's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, War, and Death
hbae'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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Torture, Violence, and Death
emgrace93'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
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Blood, Gaslighting, Gore, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Genocide, Misogyny, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Language and Smutkismar's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: War, Blood, Violence, Self harm, Grief, Death, and Sexual content
christiansenmy'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: Murder, Death, Sexual content, Abandonment, Violence, War, and Toxic relationship
frankieclc's review against another edition
1.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Body horror, War, Death, Genocide, Torture, Violence, and Blood