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adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I had to know: Will this book change my life? Will I become a SJM rabid fan girl? Will I rides to the ends of the Earth for these books?
It did not, I am not, and I most certainly will not. I can now proceed with my existence in peace 😂 Well, that and the appearance of two of my least favorite plot points/tropes of ALL TIME appearing in the next few books. And that I hate all of the characters.
I am going to be honest, though, I did not have a Shai-Hulud guest appearance on my bingo board.
It did not, I am not, and I most certainly will not. I can now proceed with my existence in peace 😂 Well, that and the appearance of two of my least favorite plot points/tropes of ALL TIME appearing in the next few books. And that I hate all of the characters.
I am going to be honest, though, I did not have a Shai-Hulud guest appearance on my bingo board.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, Sexual harassment
adventurous
challenging
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence
Moderate: Torture, Blood, Murder
Minor: Slavery, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Slavery, Death of parent
Minor: Cursing, Alcohol
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Sorry to say, this was a tiny bit disappointing after all the hype. Very short review: It's enjoyable enough if you can ignore some very rushed parts and a rubbish villain. I will give the second book in the series a chance (because I already bought it!).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault, Blood, Vomit
Minor: Sexual content
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Buddy read with @drjoannehill
It's one of those books that's so hyped up and I've seen absolutely everywhere - I just neeeeeded to know what all the fuss was about!! On the whole, I enjoyed the book (definitely helped to be buddy reading it!).
There were a few negatives: a lot of 'convenient moments' throughout (did our FMC achieve anything much on her own?!) where people appeared at just the right moment every time to help, and a fair amount of repetition of certain words, phrases and info. I also got a bit confused by all the different types of fae, especially the ones that appeared once and not really again.
As far as the villain goes, she didn't seem very well 'fleshed out;' I couldn't really grasp what she was trying to achieve or why and she came across as more petty and jealous than powerful and calculated to me.
However, the story was fun & the characters were generally pretty interesting. A fair amount of twists and turns that kept me waiting to see what would happen and a setting/world I could imagine quite easily (which is always good). It was fun and I had fun reading it!
Will I be continuing the series - probably!
** Worth noting that I went straight into this book from A Day of Fallen Night, which had very intricate world and character building - which is possibly why this felt a little clumsy at times as I unfortunately did draw a few comparisons.
It's one of those books that's so hyped up and I've seen absolutely everywhere - I just neeeeeded to know what all the fuss was about!! On the whole, I enjoyed the book (definitely helped to be buddy reading it!).
There were a few negatives: a lot of 'convenient moments' throughout (did our FMC achieve anything much on her own?!) where people appeared at just the right moment every time to help, and a fair amount of repetition of certain words, phrases and info. I also got a bit confused by all the different types of fae, especially the ones that appeared once and not really again.
As far as the villain goes, she didn't seem very well 'fleshed out;' I couldn't really grasp what she was trying to achieve or why and she came across as more petty and jealous than powerful and calculated to me.
However, the story was fun & the characters were generally pretty interesting. A fair amount of twists and turns that kept me waiting to see what would happen and a setting/world I could imagine quite easily (which is always good). It was fun and I had fun reading it!
Will I be continuing the series - probably!
** Worth noting that I went straight into this book from A Day of Fallen Night, which had very intricate world and character building - which is possibly why this felt a little clumsy at times as I unfortunately did draw a few comparisons.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Torture, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was genuinely surprised by this book. While I don’t much care for Feyre’s self-loathing inner monologues, they got pretty tiring to read through, I really appreciate how naturally Maas writes dialogue between characters.
Tamlin and Feyre, and Lucien and Feyre, believably grow closer over the duration of the book. The second half of the book is by far better written and more intriguing. I appreciate the fairytale-retelling themes coming though, but the brutality of some scenes throughout the first half of the book was really jarring.
Overall, I think I’ll just have to read the next book and see where the story takes me
Tamlin and Feyre, and Lucien and Feyre, believably grow closer over the duration of the book. The second half of the book is by far better written and more intriguing. I appreciate the fairytale-retelling themes coming though, but the brutality of some scenes throughout the first half of the book was really jarring.
Overall, I think I’ll just have to read the next book and see where the story takes me
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gore, Kidnapping, Alcohol
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I like this book better than the first Throne of Glass book. The writing and the world-building is better in this one. It does bother me that Ireland was used for the inspiration of Hybern though. Overall, a flawed but good read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Classism
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There’s a lot to unpack here. Could have used another editor. A FMC who is frustratingly resistant to making any sort of smart decision. Most of the characters are tropes nailed together inside of a trench coat. The plot borrows so much from the Disney Beauty and The Beast movie I’m surprised they let this get published. The events of the story move so quickly that I often felt hurried through scenes with no world building, which very often ruined my immersion. Character movements within a scene were often confusing and hard to follow. Creature and character descriptions were lacking and I found it hard to picture the scale of anything. It’s not groundbreaking in any way or reinventing the wheel.
That being said, I couldn’t put it down. I found myself rooting for Feyre, despite her idiocy. The plot is wholly unoriginal for 2/3rds of this book, but once it took off, it really got going. Sure, I’ve probably read similar plots a hundred times before in books and fanfiction, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a lot of fun. Sure, the dialogue was flat and much of the writing cliche and cringe. But that’s the charm.
Was it good? No.
Will I read all the others? Yes.
That being said, I couldn’t put it down. I found myself rooting for Feyre, despite her idiocy. The plot is wholly unoriginal for 2/3rds of this book, but once it took off, it really got going. Sure, I’ve probably read similar plots a hundred times before in books and fanfiction, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a lot of fun. Sure, the dialogue was flat and much of the writing cliche and cringe. But that’s the charm.
Was it good? No.
Will I read all the others? Yes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Abandonment