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The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

20 reviews

vlpfeiffer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

While I had a good time reading this, sometimes just out of morbid curiosity, the more I read books labeled Romantasy the more I realize they just aren’t up to my tastes. 

Romantasy authors feel like they are trying to write YA while adding in a little more blood and ‘spice’ with an excuse to use the word ‘cock’. Personally I feel like there is not enough time to cram these two genres together correctly without losing a bit of the quality from both. Either the world building is rushed or the romance is rushed or BOTH. 

Oraya had a lot of contradictory traits and it took me a while to like her, if I even do now, I’m not sure. Raihn was funny and had good dialogue, but he was also just a generic good looking guy with *gasp* a lot of secrets hiding who he really is. I liked the irony that the author labeled him ‘Pretty Trouble.’ Accurate.

I can see why a lot of people adore this genre and this book, but I just found myself saying ‘But Why?’ A good chunk of the time. 

I’m a masochist though, and I’ll probably read the sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, and Self harm

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Genocide, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Classism

wildflower_magic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Vomit, Stalking, Abandonment, and Alcohol

immdanii's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

headinthepages's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

I loved this fantasy with romance. The pace was brilliant, the scene setting was great, and I loved the plot & characters.

The only reason it’s not a 5 star is that I would have loved a bit more background on the different houses & magic systems but it is in no way lacking and doesn’t confuse the story!

I love Oraya and her story, I love the enemies to lovers trope and chosen one trope too! The challenges faced by her were cruel and relentless and I loved reading about a feisty human woman fighting against the odds!

The ending was brilliant and I can’t wait to start book 2!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Wow this book. The first 25% felt slow, probably because vampires are not my favorite fantasy concept, but then I read the rest of the book in less than 24 hours. This is high fantasy and my brain had a little bit of a hard time wrapping itself around everything for the first part because I wasn’t in the mood I think, but I enjoyed it thoroughly even when it felt a little slow. I loved the magic system and politics, as well as the culture of the entire country. It was well thought out and intriguing to learn about. I appreciated all of the characters’ motivations and found lots of depth in the characters too. The last 80 pages gutted me 😭 it was such an emotional whirlwind. My feelings are so complicated about how it all ended, which is the mark of a well-written and complex book that I am still thinking about. I have no idea where the second book will go but I need to read it asap!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Infidelity, Self harm, Grief, and Alcohol

rais's review against another edition

medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Self harm and Toxic relationship

rileybeez's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

I heard about this on BookTok and it absolutely lives up to the hype. It doesn’t end on an unsatisfying cliffhanger and the writing is So. Damn. Good. 

I don’t give out 5 star reviews unless there is nothing about this book I would change if given the chance. This book absolutely deserves it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

amre23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, Rape, Torture, Death of parent, War, and Classism

Minor: Emotional abuse, Slavery, and Kidnapping

soniajoy98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Medical content

Minor: Emotional abuse and Kidnapping