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Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Alcohol
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, War
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Abandonment
Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, War
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
that is to say, i was kind of surprised by how much of a slow burn this was. and when i say slow burn, i mean slow. the last third of the book is where most of the action happens, but that’s to be expected in the first novel of a series. personally i think it does a good job setting up the world we’re in and the stakes and you try to figure out everyone’s motives along with feyre because we’re seeing things unfold through her.
everyone raves about the world building and prose in this book; i liked it but i wouldn’t say it’s exceptional, personally. i appreciated that i could conjure up this world in my head from the book’s intricate descriptions and that’s what i like about fantasy in general. acotar paints prythian beautifully and i will be reading more!
after the second book i think i’ll have more of a concrete idea of how i feel towards the series. i am looking forward to seeing the development of rhysand (at this point everyone knows the enemies to lovers plot being set up perfectly for the next installment) though i do question the circumstances of his connection to feyre. bargaining and trickery are not good foundations for a love story but hey, what do i know. anyway, tamlin’s there too i guess (he’s fine, i don’t hate him but i feel neutral about him as well lol)
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief
Moderate: Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol
Minor: Vomit, War
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, War
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content
Minor: Cursing, Classism
I’ve heard a lot about this series & i went into knowing some spoilers and such, and it is driving me nuts, that everything I knew about this series going into book 1, DOES NOT track with book 1! Particularly the love triangle & everyone’s love for Rhysand over Tamlin. Tamlin is such a sweetheart, & Rhysand, though he did get a bit better as the book went on, he is very much an ass! Maybe one you love to hate, but an ass all the same. I don’t get it!
Now, I have to go start book 2 and see if it will help clear up more of my confusion! lol
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Slavery, Vomit, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
Minor: Torture, Grief, Death of parent
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Slavery, Violence, Blood, War
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Kidnapping, Classism
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Kidnapping
Minor: Toxic relationship, War
I really enjoy Feyre’s perspective, as she’s an artist and describes scenes in such beautiful detail. The way that she describes seeing different landscapes sounded so incredible. This was a lot darker of a book than I’ve ever read though, and I’m not font of smut—there wasn’t too much of it though and it’s easy to skip over because the book isn’t built around it (thank you Maas).
I enjoyed this book, maybe even more so than other fantasy books that I’ve rated higher, but there were more details of this book that I didn’t particularly like than compared to others, so that’s why I give it a 4/5.
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Slavery, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol, War
Minor: Confinement
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism
Minor: Death, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism