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selsolice's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
3.0
I found this book really interesting as a concept, but I don’t know if the first book made justice to the plot. I think the main protagonist Jane is a bit whiny, even though she is probably going through the worst time ever, it still is kind of annoying. Aside from Jane I really like the other characters and I find them interesting, every single one of the knights are lovable and even the bad guy is entertaining, although we didn’t see much of him in this first book. Clearly this book it’s an opening to this fantasy world and it really doesn’t give you as many answers as you might expect. Everything seems to be very surface level but I will read the next two books in the trilogy to make sure.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Animal death, Child death, Suicide attempt, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, War, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Sexism
_avadear_'s review
I didn’t finish this book for many different reasons. The main one being the author made a response to my negative review on TikTok. They said I should not post videos or comments “like a middle schooler”. Anyways, it didn’t sit right with me that the FMC recounted their SA and then was almost SA’d right after. Especially know this was a self-insert, that seemed extremely foul.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Mental illness
Minor: Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
jojothepittboss's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Honestly- this book had a bunch of trash reviews and I really loved it. I love that the FMC was HELLA relatable for me. The tears, the trauma, all of it. There are ALOT of men to keep straight but the main ones that are thrown in the most are easy to pick out. The main reasons people hated this were the huge reasons I loved it. If you didn't enjoy this book - 1. It wasn't written for you, 2. You weren't the target audience. 3. You related too much to the MC and were looking more for an escape from your own emotions and didn't need Jane's too. I loved this. I am on to the next and will have the review done when I finish it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Child abuse
Moderate: Murder and Death
Minor: Mental illness
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