amanda_reads13'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Medical trauma, Blood, Murder, Torture, Violence, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
amanda_mh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Torture, Kidnapping, War, Violence, Confinement, and Blood
idkmangodffs'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
Graphic: Confinement and Injury/injury detail
yourfellowbookworm22'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Confinement, Blood, and Cursing
sarahsheppard23's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Confinement and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Torture
felicia's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Confinement, Injury/injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, and War
Minor: Alcohol, Gore, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault
kinskinn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, War, Kidnapping, and Torture
Moderate: Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Cursing, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, and Sexual content
readwithde'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? It's complicated
4.25
While I get why Mare would be kept prisoner for so long, I would have preferred more interactions with the court, if not with Maven.
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Even bringing in Evangeline's POV chapters earlier would have helped that section fill out a bit more, even if it tipped her family's hand a bit.Cameron was an interesting POV for the Scarlet Guard/red side of things, which again left much of the political machinations off the page, but at least gave the basics. Even Kilorn would have been a better choice, in my opinion.
I feel like the final third of the book dragged a bit, at least up until the climax,
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the second battle at Corvium.Spoiler
Mare was rescued by the Scarlet Guard.Finally,
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I know we should want Cal to choose Mare, but I don't think he's wrong to ask Mare to choose him instead. I'm hoping there is a way for compromise in the final book, but I'm happy that each of them are actually dealing with what they want instead of throwing away their convictions, training, or lives.Overall, this was a strong sequel, and I was surprised by a few things; I'm very excited to read the final book and the short stories.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Violence, and War
Moderate: Confinement, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Vomit
trulydevious's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, War, Violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Torture, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Medical content
Minor: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Gore, and Child abuse
kayla_kamldecker's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Blood, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Death, and Confinement