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paperbackbookies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The queens are introduced by their flaws. Right off the bat, every queen has something weighing them down.
Arisone being a poisoner all along, Maribella thinking with her heart, and Katherine being looked at as someone weak. I love them but I also love to hate them. I cant wait to see how they handle their rage in book 2 !!!
Graphic: Gore and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content
cattheteawitchfairy's review
This fantasy is an interesting premise but the cruelty it shows in comparison to the YA style of writing, just didn’t agree with me.
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
em_davies7019's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, and Vomit
Minor: Confinement and Sexual content
words_and_dreams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Premise in a nut shell is that each generation a set of triplets are born and one must kill her sisters to rule and become the Queen. Each is supposed to develop a different power and live in that area. There are elementalists, poisoners, naturalists, warriors etc.
There were definitely elements that I liked including the magic systems and the world building. It had a darker atmospheric feel to it, I mean sisters are trying to kill each other. Lol.
I was annoyed that the girls didn't club together to otherthrow the archaic systems holding them back. Although this is only the first book of a series so maybe that does happen down the line.
Also Josh was the literal worst. Delirious, worst excuse ever. Eurgh.
Moderate: Death and Murder
Minor: Sexual content
rosenau's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Vomit, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
martereadsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
emily_mh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Excrement, and Alcohol
barry_benson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit
bubothereader'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
3.0
I really liked this first book—it’s atmospheric, has interesting characters, and a magical system that I’d love to see on film. I did find it a tad predictable; however, I still enjoyed it immensely. Definitely one of my best 2021 reads. I plan on picking up the rest of the series at some point, As I’m very interested in how everything will go.
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
claragweny's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I can't really recommend reading this without going through all the content warnings. It is very triggering in many, many ways.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Abandonment, and War