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But as the book goes on, the better parts of her personality come out and I begin to root for her. Feyre is bold, stubborn and commits wholeheartedly to any goal before her.
Feyre’s love interest, Tamlin, is a complexity. BookTok has definitely ruined him a bit for me with all the commentary I have seen regarding his character in future books, so I may be prematurely critical. But there is nothing about Tamlin that makes me swoon (and I am fairly susceptible to book boyfriends). Besides being a nice character, there is no part of the story where I’m cheering for Tamlin or their love. Tamlin, from start to finish, comes across as fairly weak and complacent. Weak, clearly, is not a character trait I like to read.
Lucien, Tamlin’s best friend and emissary, is a character who is complex in the best ways. I am more excited to read about Lucien than Tamlin and am excited to see what the future holds for him.
Rhysand - both hate and love him. But at least he is ruthless and not weak.
Although a bit of a slow start, the plot itself is pure adventure, especially the ending. Learning and exploring the new fairy world with Feyre is an exciting journey. At times, a bit confusing - is ash required to kill a fairy? How can Feyre kill fairies without using ash in certain situations? I definitely got caught up in some of the confusing details. But overall the story unfolds relatively seamlessly.
The ending is what made this book worthwhile, and everything comes together in an amazing way. This is definitely the kind of book you re read just to recognize all the foreshadowing and details missed.
All in all, I’m definitely very excited to continue on through the rest of the series.
Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War
Moderate: Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Gore, Sexual harassment, War
Minor: Drug use, Genocide, Hate crime, Infidelity, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Graphic: Gore, Torture, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Kidnapping, Grief, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment
Minor: Hate crime, Vomit, Death of parent
The characters are loveable, even the ones you love to hate,l - there are so many different and complex characters, creatures, beings even... Some with redemption arcs, others who you love from the start and others you grow to love alongside Fayre. I simply cannot wait to discuss this book further with my friends and family.
It's a real page tuner. I've been brought to tears, heartbroken and seen hugging the book saying 'No' as well as kicking my feet like a schoolgirl reading something naughty - you really go through the motions with this book. So what I'm trying to say is: if you haven't read this book, Why ?
Why haven't you?
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Torture, Blood
Minor: Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Blood, Death of parent, War, Classism