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lulublanche368's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death and Gore
Minor: Child death, Rape, and Torture
garrettcz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
hal00alex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Child death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Excrement and Alcohol
lermaline'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
2.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, and Sexual assault
whirl's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infertility, Rape, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Minor: Pedophilia
caia_in_wonderland's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
The narrative, like in the previous book, goes back and forth four years, this time jumping from the last months of his fourteens, showing him lose his memories after some atrocity and defining moment that he is made or pushed to forget and trap in a box, he also loses a great friend, but sees the world, finds his feelings, gains family and new friends and also a chance, to the day in his late eighteens that he is getting married while reacting to be attacked by the Prince of Arrow, the lauded and prophesied future emperor.
This change in the narrative is sometimes difficult to follow but it does make for a very tense, surprise filled and interesting read.
Still, the question remains for me, what drives him to face and conquer the dreams that Sageous puts in his head? Is another manipulating him instead? On the first book part was revenge part was his brain being played with, but what about now, what drives him to kill everyone and bleed the world so he can become emperor? Not love, not being a good emperor, I don’t think, not even wining the Hundred Years’ War and unifying the kingdoms. Not even power I bet. He seems only mad, broken, lost, and terrifying.
I liked this second book better than the first, the writing has improved and the added details to the plot and character arc were pretty awesome even the brutal ones, but I’m still not wholly convinced with the plot and the drive of the main character, although I like the mystery and glimpses of the past of the Broken Empire and the builders - the ancient people of before, and like the idea of the new awaken and broken veils that give magic and bring forth new inhuman foes, and also like Jorg’s interactions with the others even the gruesome ones, and how he plans his conquering majestic plans, I still can’t rate it higher because I still can’t understand why though, why he does all that? Why not just let it be?
Maybe I’ll get to know the answer on the last one.
Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, and Gore
Minor: Child death and Rape
m3gan0'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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy
I have no idea how this trilogy will end at this point but it's been a fantastic (though dark and violent) read so far. I hope book 3 is just as good.alientalkshow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Blood