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callidoralblack's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Blood, Child death, Addiction, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Child abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Slavery, Sexual content, and War
styxx's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Torture
bloomingrose92's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I absolutely loved "The Stolen Heir", and have been waiting all year for "The Prisoner's Throne" to come out. My disappointment was doubled by this anticipation. "The Prisoner's Throne" was a fine book, but lacking the depth that "The Stolen Heir" gave. Oaks is another one of Black's character's that I never particularly liked in the original series, and despite the extra characterization in this book, failed to feel like a fully-fleshed out human. Most of the conflict in the book comes from his doubling-back on decisions, which is a writing choice I despise. After rereading excepts from "The Wicked King", it was disappointing to see how far this series has fallen. Perhaps things will look up in the next series, given the return to Jude and Cardan. They were the highlight of this book, and a couple that Black has fleshed out fully.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: War and Toxic relationship
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