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jessnotjen'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
4.5
Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Blood, Gore, Murder, War, Drug abuse, Body horror, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Violence
emccarr'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
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Torture, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Drug abuse, Confinement, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Death, Blood, Body horror, and Animal cruelty
livvmarks'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
5.0
Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Slavery, Animal death, Body horror, Car accident, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Classism, Gun violence, Medical content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Addiction, Gore, Misogyny, War, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Torture, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Murder, and Violence
annamary54'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
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Vomit, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Mental illness, Hate crime, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Death, and Gore
Minor: War and Child abuse
barbarianmissy'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? No
4.0
I got a bit grumbly with the lore dump at the beginning but I understand why it had to be done. It was neat seeing a SJM world that was so similar to our own with technology AND fantasy characters. I could also see little strings possibly tying this world to ACOTAR and that made me VERY intrigued about the possibilities of that in the future books!
It took me a good while to like Bryce, just like it took a while for Hunt to like her too. I too, was quite annoyed with her in the beginning, but as she revealed more about herself I understood why she acted the way they did.
Their love story was inevitable from the start and I really liked their banter BUT I feel like his utter and complete betrayal of Bryce’s trust near the end was kind of washed over in lieu of more important factors of the story. Like he was forgiven without even a conversation?!?! In my head I was like, “Hold up BB, I’m not done being mad at him yet!” But I guess him being sold into his worst nightmare and almost dying kind of repents him for it 🤷♀️
I kind of thought Ruhn was a loser at first, but I decided I adore him now and he must be protected at all costs.
Lehabah is a queen. May she rest in peace.
I’m excited to see what happens next! 🕺
Moderate: Medical content, Murder, Drug use, Grief, Confinement, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Alcohol, Body horror, Torture, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
moond4ncer'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
Graphic: Vomit, Blood, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Body horror, Car accident, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Medical content, Sexual harassment, and Slavery
alexaraes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Drug use, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Alcohol, Gore, Death, Grief, Slavery, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, War, Body horror, Violence, Racism, Classism, Blood, Animal death, and Suicide attempt
stephanieviolet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Grief, and Violence
Moderate: Vomit, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, Mental illness, and Addiction
Minor: Body horror, Gun violence, Colonisation, Mental illness, Drug use, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical content, Torture, Medical trauma, Xenophobia, Abandonment, War, Toxic relationship, and Drug abuse
avialaeleigh'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? No
5.0
I definitely wasn't expecting a lot of the plot twists and surprise endings. Bryce is one of my favorite female characters in a fantasy novel. She is objectively the epitome of a dumb party girl but she is also a fucking badass and I can't even begin to explain how happy that combination makes me for some reason.
Also he relationship with Ruhn and Hunt and the sass between them all is just amazing. And the enemies to lovers between Bryce and Hunt is *chefs kiss* one of my favorite tropes. And they do it so well. Plus we have the whole golden retriever black cat relationship as well as two broken people healing each other which is also one of my favorites.
Also fuck the whole slave thing, that's ridiculous, people shouldn't be able to own other people that are able to make their own decisions and think for themselves. Otherwise I liked that this was different enough from SJMs other series but also similar enough to not be a weird read. Cannot wait to start the next book in the series.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Blood, Racism, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Body horror, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Sexism, Slavery, Mental illness, and Torture
bee12345'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
Graphic: Body horror, Classism, Slavery, Violence, War, Death, Medical trauma, Cursing, Physical abuse, Torture, Grief, Murder, Drug use, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Confinement, and Suicidal thoughts