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the_white_bear's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Death
Moderate: War, Sexual harassment, and Gore
maddyontheoffbeat'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content, War, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror
kbairbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War
Moderate: Mental illness and Misogyny
elthechameleon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: War, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Confinement, and Death of parent
lucy12345's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Vomit
effy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
I feel like the ending just kind fizzles. Whilst I know there are more books to the series, it would have been more satisfying to have
Review and rating from first read: I had a few issues with this book which largely revolves around the way that the story concludes.
Overall, it was the kind of trash that I enjoy. 4.25⭐
Graphic: War, Kidnapping, Murder, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
athousandlives'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
I'm glad we got to see more of some side characters I loved in book two
We also got to meet the other High Lords, and each one has a story and some characterization that could be further developed in the next books and I like that. The worldbuilding in this series is always a treat. With these new characters came the first LGBTQ+ rep of the series and whooosh, that was about time! I'm especially glad that someone in the inner circle was revealed to be part of the LGBTQ+ community. It is so important to show diversity among the main characters.
About the end of the trilogy... I've been amazed these last years at the beautiful conclusions of my faves series (A conjuring of Light, Six of crows, etc), and they had such a good balance between a happy ending and the loss of some characters. I did not find this here and I was a bit disappointed.
Same thing goes for Azriel and Cassian's wounds. Okay, they're fae and have enhanced healing capacities and skilled healers to patch them up. But if they keep getting their wings wrecked and their bodies as well, I think it would be interesting to have one of them deal with sequels from these battles. Like a (partial?) inability to fly instead of just scars. I think it would bring higher stakes in the story.
That being said, I still had a very good time, and I'm looking forward to reading A Court of Frost and Starlight where I hope the characters will get to have some peace, and I will get to read lots of Inner Circle banter that I love so much.
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Body horror and Homophobia
stagehand_bookworm's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence
nyssbomb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Homophobia