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laneelizabeth's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Incorporating Adri and Pearl back into the story was seamless and so important to the ending. I didn't see it coming and I had no idea where she was going with it, but boy did she make it work!
Getting Levana's point of view more often in this book, especially after "Fairest" really solidifies the dislike for her character and we can see how twisted her thinking is and how delusional she is even from her own point of view.
I am glad that in the end, the revolution became as much Winter's as Cinder's. She deserved it so much. And I am glad that we got to see Cinder and Levana finally have a civil conversation (even if it didn't end very well). Also, we all knew Cinder was a great leader- we saw it- but now shes proven to be an amazing ruler as well, and especially because she's not afraid to be new at it. She's okay with asking for help and i think that is really important for someone who didn't grow up royal i think the people will respect her more for it.
Working Émilie back into the story was such a thoughtful touch that Im really glad she added.
I didn't want this story to end. I want to stay in this little fictional world. Also, with someone who has a chronic illness that has complicated so many things in my life, I really feel that this is one fantasy world I could survive in (if only with the support from the Rampion crew)
Now. Mrs. Meyer. I need a novella for Iko and Kinney to fall in love as well. Please and Thank you
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Body horror, Gaslighting, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Self harm, Slavery, War, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Classism, Murder, and Suicide attempt
crondeau_yvr'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Xenophobia, and Violence
tania_mybookishsecret'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Animal death, Blood, Murder, War, Death, and Mental illness
Moderate: Body horror, Torture, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic and Rape
kenna13's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Classism, War, Blood, Animal death, Colonisation, Confinement, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Slavery
msradiosilence'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
3.5
Content warnings at the bottom. :)
Listen, Levana was wrong. She was bad, she killed LOTS of people, and she deserved retribution, but the way they defeated her was just horrible. So she
This book is also like 200 pages too long. The rest of them just kept running and hiding and separating and it kept happening. Twice is redundant, three times is annoying, and four times is fucking ridiculous. Talk about tedium.
And somehow, even with the book being too long, Winter and Jacin’s relationship was too rushed. How can a book be too long and have the main romance be so quick? Yadda yadda, that’s how. Those 200 pages of the same shit could’ve been dedicated to building Winter and Jacin’s relationship.
The one thing that we had a decent time of was the setting, at least. Meyer did a grand job describing the moon and its colonies, which…if you could do it well in this book why didn’t you in literally all the other books? Ugh.
Rating: 3.5
Would I recommend? Not really, unless you enjoy hypocrisy, 16yo moon queens, and long drawn out action sequences.
Content warnings: Genocide, Medical content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Classism, Car accident, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, War, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Grief, Murder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Graphic: Animal death, Ableism, Body horror, Genocide, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Torture, Medical content, War, Car accident, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Mental illness, Child death, Bullying, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Murder, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Suicide
strawberrytheauthor'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? No
5.0
I really enjoyed it and while it ended predictably it was a good ending. I have now started Fairest: Levana’s Story right away.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Classism, Death of parent, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and War
prashiie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
I did like Winter, although I didn’t fully understand why she chose to not use her Lunar gift every now and then. This would have kept her safe from Lunar sickness. Like Scarlet mentions, she could have just used it to change the color of her dress. Her reply to this is somewhat acceptable, but not fully satisfying.
But she did make a very good point with which I fully agree!
Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Chronic illness, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, War, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Body horror, Classism, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal death, Blood, and Kidnapping
Minor: Child death and Abandonment
gattolinos_nerdy_nook'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? No
4.5
I will admit it feels slow in the beginning especially with how the last book ended, but it better sets up and introduces us to Winter and makes her a main player in the story now. By a third into the book everything very much starts to pick up again and the story starts to hit the ground running.
I loved how the story line would mix and change POVs weaving people's stories together before once more diverging again. It really kept the pace fast and intrigue and urgency high, and it all came to an orchestrated ending for the book and series. Everything was tied up and concluded nicely but left moments open that could be looked into with the novellas.
Graphic: Violence, Death, War, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide
meganpbell'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
3.75
Moderate: Classism, Death, Gun violence, War, Death of parent, Violence, Animal death, Ableism, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
hillarym's review
- 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: Animal death, Violence, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Sexual assault