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kelisabeth'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
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Slavery, War, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Classism, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Sexual assault
booitsbam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I was significantly less frustrated with the characters and overall plot, though I still have my qualms.
I really love all the new characters we’re introduced to from the Night Court; they all have their own motivations that feel realistic, but in our reality and a fantasy setting. They feel properly fleshed out for the most part. The relationships between each of them also feel plausible, along with how they came to be.
The descriptions of the settings were pretty good and felt pretty immersive, especially since similar are often used in visual medias already so I could easily refer to something I’ve already seen to visualize the surroundings.
It’s not the best written thing I’ve read, but certainly a lot better than the first book, so that’s why I’ve rated it higher but not much higher than the first book.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Xenophobia, Classism, Colonisation, Grief, Confinement, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, War, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping, Vomit, Misogyny, Torture, Sexism, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts
mmgreen23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Misogyny, Genocide, Slavery, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Death, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Violence, War, Sexual content, Classism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, and Torture
squidman'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: War, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Gore
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Cursing
Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, Slavery, Racism, and Sexual violence
rafacolog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, Racism, Blood, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, and Sexual harassment
moanareads'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
Graphic: Death, Murder, Sexual content, Vomit, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Racism, and Kidnapping
katievallin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Stalking, Sexual content, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Violence, War, and Vomit
Moderate: Child abuse, Murder, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent
graceskate's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Confinement
Moderate: Violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Racism, Mental illness, and Sexism
Minor: Sexual violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Eating disorder, Torture, Gore, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Vomit, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking
kay_w'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Torture, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Misogyny, Slavery, Racism, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Grief, and Vomit
anjoscamila11'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
4.0
This book is a lot more focused on Feyre's character development than the plot itself. More than 70% of the story doesn't show the main conflict. Nonetheless, the "quests" before that main conflict helped to break up the self pitying and distress that comes with two main characters that have a lot of issues and don't know how to deal with them in a healty manner.
Much like the first book, there are a lot of overused tropes and cliches. Knowing how to overlook those will make the reading experience much more enjoyable.
Feyre and Tamlin's relationship always felt rushed and one sided. The way the she falls out of love from him and rediscovers herself felt raw and depressive, but belivable in a nice character building way.
I enjoyed how the author played the stereotypes of the 'good' golden hero being the toxic and controlling one in the relationship and the tall dark and mysterious antagonist turning out to be loving and respectful of her boundries, provoking her enough for her to come back to life.
The sex scenes have also setteped up a notch in how explict and frequent they are. I don't know if it is because I didin't like Tamlin at all in the first book, but Rhys's sex scene was waaay hotter.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Torture and Violence
Minor: Emotional abuse and Racism