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The pacing was great and flowed nicely, the characters were fleshed out and had their motivations, and overall just an enjoyable read. It also holds up well as a stand alone and feels like a complete story even without the rest of the series. Sometimes I struggle with the hundreds of pages of world building at the beginning of fantasies but I didn’t feel that way at all.
- .5 because some there were some lines so cringey I couldn’t help but audibly scoff but it was a really great read.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Sexual content, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Drug abuse, Genocide, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Sexual harassment
I was also very frustrated at the main character for not solving a riddle that would have cut out the whole final conflict of the book. For plot reasons, I knew she wouldn't get it until the last second, but the answer seemed so obvious to me.
I'm looking forward to continuing the series, especially to learning more about Rhysand, high lord of the night court. He did unforgivable things, and yet being one of those good bad guys who sometimes does the right thing has me intrigued and mad at myself for it.
I like the twist this story put on the tale of Beauty and the Beast, and I wonder if the rest of the series will bring in fairytale elements as well.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit
Moderate: Cursing, Torture, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Classism
Minor: Death of parent
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment