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victoria96's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Death, and Torture
risten'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
Graphic: Confinement, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Racism, Violence, Child death, Gore, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Torture, Classism, War, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Animal death, Vomit, Excrement, and Misogyny
c_l_ara'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
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Torture, Violence, Genocide, War, Racism, Slavery, Child death, Confinement, Child abuse, Death, Grief, and Physical abuse
whiskersdottir'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death and Violence
cemmalyn12's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Classism, Genocide, Rape, Slavery, Xenophobia, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, War, Child death, Colonisation, and Hate crime
prunechips'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
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Death, Torture, Emotional abuse, and Child death
joylehua_95's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Elias is my favorite character. He is selfless and brave, but this can also be a hindrance to his growth. He feels he hurts the ones he loves, so he feels he needs to isolate. When really, it's his love and general humanity that is his strong point. I love Laia, I feel she has grown into herself. She has become brave, sure of herself. She is no longer the girl that ran away.
I am not fully entrenched in Helene's story yet; I have not fully connected with her in this book. However, I feel for her character, though, because, unlike Elias, she is deep in the grasp of the Empire. She sacrificed herself, her freedom for Elias and the greater good of the Empire.
Graphic: Violence, Grief, Torture, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Genocide
sahramahtab'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
5.0
Now, Laia... I love her, but girl, why so naive at times? Letting a certain someone
Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
bree_h_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, Torture, Blood, Violence, and Confinement
Moderate: Slavery, Child abuse, Hate crime, Child death, Genocide, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
dawnilton'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
4.5
The character writing was the highlight in this book. Every main and side character we got to know had such good character development and I really feel connected to them. I really enjoyed seeing Helena, Laia and Elias' journey and how their paths intertwined with each other. You could really see it all come together in the end in a satisfying and heartbreaking way. Just like book 1, I think Elias' POV was much more interesting than Laia's POV. I just felt there was so much more to explore with Elias, his mental struggle with death, dealing with his mom,
I still have so many questions about the magic in this book.
This is your sign - read the second book! It will meet all your expectations.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Slavery, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Trafficking, Body horror, Torture, Death, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Blood, Violence, Genocide, and Injury/Injury detail
This book is very graphic and deals with heavy topics. Just like the first book, it doesn't shy away from violence. Just be aware of this before going into the book.