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matthewslaura'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? Yes
5.0
There aren’t many books that make me read hundreds of pages within a few days, but I absolutely devoured the final book in this trilogy. There was just a lot of great stuff - complex characters/world-building, intense emotions, surprisingly funny moments. I especially loved the epilogue. I’m going to miss this story and have no clue what I’ll read next to fill the void.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Gore, Genocide, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War
katvou's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Blood, Child death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and War
Minor: Alcohol
aklovekorn's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Confinement, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Body horror, Classism, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Cursing, Gore, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Vomit, War, Death, Dysphoria, and Fire/Fire injury
readingisfun14's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- 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? No
4.0
Great end to the series - although it was pretty long. Love the story, love getting to see the villain’s perspective. Love the love story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and War
bellebookcorner's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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? Yes
5.0
“I have made bad decisions before. But you are not, and never have been, and never will be one of them. It is always you.”
An epic conclusion to The War of Lost Hearts trilogy! One of the best series I read this year so far!
The plot is well crafted, every character was introduced and explored really well it’s easy to connect with the main and secondary characters even the morally grey ones.
I really like the writing style which makes it easier to follow the plot and understand the magic system in this universe.
Max and Tisaanah has a beautiful strong bond with one another, their strength is tested over and over again in this book. I love how they always support together and how selfless they are. They are one of my favorite couples!
Not just the main characters, the side characters like Serel and Sammerin are also well developed and has a good role in the story.
Not just Max and Tisaanah, there’s also another couple – Aefe and Caudan. Their story really breaks my heart but I feel their story has a fitting end.
Not just the sweet victory we see at the end, this book also has some heart-breaking moments like losing their loved ones and some sadistic parts with the torture.
I highly suggest to check the trigger warnings before reading this trilogy.
Overall, this is a fantastic trilogy and highly recommended for those looking for a dark fantasy read. It has everything in it, action-packed, emotional scenes, sweet and loving parts!
It’s very well written right from the start until the end and I feel satisfied with the way it wraps up everything, especially with that epilogue!
I’m looking forward to read future books from Carissa!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Torture, and War
Moderate: Slavery, Confinement, Death, and Sexual content
booksaremythirdplace's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, War, and Violence
emilymax21's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
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
4.0
I love this book and this series. I think that maybe this book and book 2 could’ve been split into 3-4 books to make it more digestible, but I think using the audiobook is a good alternative if the length is intimidating I wish she would’ve explained more about the prison & what happened to the other prisoners after it “died”. I love the sense of mystery behind it but were there no other prisoners in there? Did I just miss it when listening to the audiobook? I also would’ve loved to learn more about the school & the guild but I suppose that would’ve made it too long.
Overall fantastic. As far as the audiobook goes, sometimes the woman narrator was almost reading too much into the emotion that it could be jarring, and the man was a little breathy, but I still thoroughly enjoyed their interpretations of the characters!
Overall fantastic. As far as the audiobook goes, sometimes the woman narrator was almost reading too much into the emotion that it could be jarring, and the man was a little breathy, but I still thoroughly enjoyed their interpretations of the characters!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Torture, War, Violence, Death, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Vomit
meg_anne719's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Genocide, and Violence
ashley30sawatzky's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
This was a heartachingly, beautiful, epic conclusion to the War of Lost Hearts.
I never could decide which side of the conflict I actually stood on. Everyone was so morally grey. No one in this book was free from sin or mistakes, but everyone wanted to accomplish something important and worthwhile. I sympathized and understood both sides. There was no obvious "villian" and that made it so much more.
I cried so often, my heart feeling like it was constantly breaking. There was so much pain, raw and real.
I don't want to spoil anything for anyone but if you've read Daughter of No Worlds and Children of Fallen Gods then this end is EVERYTHING.
And if you are finding this book and wondering if this series is worth a try, it absolutely is!
Max, Tisaanah and Aefe have a special place in my heart. This book was absolutely amazing!
I never could decide which side of the conflict I actually stood on. Everyone was so morally grey. No one in this book was free from sin or mistakes, but everyone wanted to accomplish something important and worthwhile. I sympathized and understood both sides. There was no obvious "villian" and that made it so much more.
I cried so often, my heart feeling like it was constantly breaking. There was so much pain, raw and real.
I don't want to spoil anything for anyone but if you've read Daughter of No Worlds and Children of Fallen Gods then this end is EVERYTHING.
And if you are finding this book and wondering if this series is worth a try, it absolutely is!
Max, Tisaanah and Aefe have a special place in my heart. This book was absolutely amazing!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Death, Genocide, Kidnapping, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War
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