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Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia
Minor: Death of parent
It was a slow start and Feyre's I'm not like the other girls attitude was incredibly grating during the first half of the book. Her opinions of her sisters was also obnoxious to sit through. I get why she feels that way but Feyre just has zero nuance as a character or in her opinions. Maybe I have this gripe because I was like her as a teen/young adult but it was a real drag either way.
There is also a character in here that it seems like her only job is to info dump onto Feyre, and therefore the reader, which sucks because she could have been a really interesting and useful (in other ways) character.
This wasn't a Bad book but it also wasn't a Capitol G Good book either. I do plan on reading the second book as I'm told it is better than the first one so we shall see.
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Slavery, Vomit
Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War
Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, War
Minor: Cursing
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, War
Minor: Death of parent
Graphic: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood, Murder
Minor: Slavery, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, War
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Sexual content, Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment
Admittedly, I did google if this book was supposed to be based on Beauty and the Beast, since I was halfway through and started making connections. A few other fairytales also come to mind when reading the book, but it is still its own standalone story.
I think the main character is very likeable and even admirable, seeing what she sacrifices for her family. The side characters also go through important character development which makes it even better.
There were some bits I didn't care for towards the end of the book, but it's a new adult romantasy about faeries after all, so I shouldn't be too surprised that there were some elements about the romantic relationships between characters that didn't sit well with me.
Overall, a great story and loveable characters.
Graphic: Death, Vomit
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence
Minor: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Death of parent
Graphic: Animal death, Excrement
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War
Minor: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent