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hailstorm3812's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Ableism, Death, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: War, Sexism, Police brutality, Child abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry
kpturner90's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Death, Murder, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, and Gaslighting
Minor: Sexual content
linhsreadinghour's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Overall, it was a good, mid book - I didn’t hate it but I didn’t love or feel wowed by the end of it.
I did enjoy the slow burn of both relationships (one being sapphic), and the second taking a twist on the romantasy. That was pretty cool and refreshing, but overall, was ok (it’s also spicy 🌶️).
There are quite a lot of POVs in the book that I wasn’t expecting. It was fine and I could distinguish who was who via the voice, but overall I didn’t feel particularly connected to the characters, despite everything they went through. I can’t really picture them in my head either, they don’t really stick with me.
It took a while to get into, I thought the beginning and end was very quick/rushed. It also needed a map to understand the world. Many places are referred but I had nothing to visualise, they were just words on a page.
The writing is nice and easy to read, and the chapters are also short. Unsure if I would continue the series.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Grief
booksalacarte's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Violence, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Addiction, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, War, Classism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Alcoholism, Blood, Gore, Alcohol, Outing, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Ableism
gen_wolfhailstorm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Body horror, Bullying, Self harm, Slavery, War, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Medical content, and Physical abuse
bookstaash's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Thank you to DAW & NetGalley for providing an eARC of this! All feedback and opinions are my own.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Self harm
Minor: Death of parent
persephonefoxx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
“I’d rather spend an eternity hoping we cross paths than resign myself to a single moment without you”
Graphic: Chronic illness, War, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Murder, Ableism, Sexual content, and Death of parent
natashaleighton_'s review against another edition
- 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
4.0
An exquisitely thrilling Fantasy Romance that’s set in a lush, yet ruthless (Imperial Russian-esque) world full of god wielding rebels, tyrannical rulers and high stakes political tension that I couldn’t get enough of!
Graphic: Ableism, Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Death
Minor: Alcohol
devynreadsnovels's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Physical abuse, Torture, Classism, Drug use, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, War, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Ableism, Abandonment, Murder, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Alcohol
anastasiamakes's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I really enjoyed the premise of the magic system, but it didn't get fleshed out as much as I would have liked. Though imagine it will do in future books.
Main issue for me was that I just wasn't a fan of one of the "sub-storylines" / character sets and POVs. Had it just been the others I probably would have bumped it a star 😂
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Chronic illness, and Slavery