erafact's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Miscarriage and Death
Minor: Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Confinement, and Sexual content
rileypruyn'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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Sexual violence, Torture, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Slavery, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Genocide and Suicidal thoughts
bgay09'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: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, War, Physical abuse, Murder, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Grief, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Classism, Death, Violence, Vomit, Torture, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
toastyghosty13's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
there was a lot of closure for some characters and storylines that also added to the adventure of the story. we also learned about the background of other characters that was always a twist and brought more suspense.
a lot of characters had periods of growth where they were more than what they originally started as within the series, and made them really enjoyable characters. very much excited for the rest of the adventure.
Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Medical trauma
Minor: Miscarriage, War, and Drug use
madmadmaddymad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
No romantic culmination in this one, STILL, but it has a good deal of action.
I found it just kind of middle of the road for this series. You can tell that there is more action and romance impending in the next three books, and SJM probably didn’t want to include too much excitement in this edition.
Good guys seem to be coming out on top in the end - so - it actually is better than Heir of Fire in that aspect, and the resolution of some of the mini boss bad-guys is badass! And I can tell there’s a lot more in store for Dorian. He’s probably what inspires me most to keep continuing reading, at this point!
Moderate: Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
jordanrhovey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Blood and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault
Minor: Slavery, War, Vomit, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
nabecker13's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Infertility, Medical trauma, Murder, Trafficking, War, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Blood, Gore, Grief, Self harm, Slavery, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Ableism, Death of parent, Death, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit
skillyillian'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
5.0
I loved every minute of this book. I read the assassin's blade before this bc I heard it had a really high emotional impact and holy shit, it was perfect. Having TAB freshly on my mind made so much of this book more intense. I loved heir of fire but I actually think this one beat it. Literally my only two not-wildly-in-love thoughts were that it almost felt like too many POVs with the introduction of Elide, but even then 🤷🏻♀️ I really liked elide. My other thought was that aedion got real weird about aelin for a minute despite the fact that they're obviously not love interests and never could be. I understand he missed her and blah blah blah whatever but oh my god all the stuff about her scent and her body and everything was real weird for a cousin, I'm just saying 🤨 now rowan's thoughts about aelin's scent and body, on the other hand, well... heh 😌 more please 😌 bc seriously good hell no more teasing, I just can't take it 😮💨
Even chaol pissbaby westfall had some redemption towards the end. I didn't think I'd care if he got redemption, he's my tog tamlin at this point, buuuut he did do something useful so I guess I could allow it.
Seeing aelin do all the cool shit she did tho? That was just. Truly the best. The very best. She and her court have my endless love and respect and adoration. Queen of terrasen, queen of my heart. Mwah. Incredible. I fuckin loved this book. Peak SJM to say the least. The plot twist towards the end had me literally gasping out loud. Now, is that maybe bc I'm a little dumb and didn't see it coming? Possibly. Do I care? No. 💅🏻
Excellent book, can't wait for the rest 😌
Graphic: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Confinement, Death of parent, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Vomit
csmall73'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
Moderate: Xenophobia, Animal death, Vomit, Death, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Slavery
nerdkitten's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Colonisation, Ableism, Cursing, Medical content, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Sexual content, Misogyny, Torture, and War
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Child death, Death of parent, Excrement, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Rape