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prunella's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
I read book two, and liked it well enough to go right into book three. But - oye. I'm done with this series, maybe with SJM books in general. Why you might ask?
1. The writing is SO BAD. SJM needs a thesaurus or an editor, likely both.
I wish I knew how many times that someone's 'throat bobbed' or how many times a character made a 'vulgar gesture' at another.
2. NO likeable characters. I ended this book disliking basically everyone (the firebird queen seems cool... but she had like 2 lines, so). It's a sad day when you find yourself hoping for the demise of main characters. People (and fairies) die, can we just have a character die and deal with the loss? Apparently not.
3. The steamy scenes feel gratuitous and just more bleck. I don't want to read about people licking each others tears. gross.
4. What was happening here with gender? Why are we constantly using the word male to represent description? Which leads to a larger question, in a book that is SO excessively LONG, why is there no true character development? Also, the token bisexuality that's tossed into the story seems like a marketing ploy more than true character development.
5. Lastly, the whole concept of 'mates' in this series is inconsistent and tiresome. Can a female actually opt-out to a 'mating bond' which is always 'snapping into place' around them? The answer here is not clear. Yes? No? Is there free will in these relationships? Which plays into themes of co-dependency, and just more yuck.
Goodbye ACOTAR. I wanted to like you, lose myself in a fairy world.
Instead I could use a palate cleanser. Onto better books!
Graphic: Toxic relationship and War
Minor: Sexism
kmthorson2'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
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Genocide, Death of parent, Body horror, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Torture, Classism, Murder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and War
Minor: Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Sexual violence, Stalking, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Sexism, and Sexual content
littletiramisu'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
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexism, Child abuse, Blood, Gore, Animal death, Rape, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Torture, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Vomit, War, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual assault
rosiem1998'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Blood, Death, War, and Sexual content
strange_abalone's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Abandonment, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Lesbophobia, Torture, Vomit, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Body horror, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and War
katierosecrane's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Death of parent, Genocide, Murder, War, Confinement, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Vomit
gpfot'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
Graphic: Death of parent, War, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Sexual violence, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Hate crime, Kidnapping, and Murder
picaresquedreamer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Violence
Moderate: Misogyny, Colonisation, and Bullying
Minor: Slavery
fullybookedlola'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
So well written! So heartbreaking, and so many twists, but so good!
I don't have words for it, but I can say i really enjoyed reading all of it. From begin to end. Bat boys, go!
Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Kidnapping, War, Violence, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Gore, Murder, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Blood
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Cursing, Alcohol, Animal death, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Outing
calyssat'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: Sexual content, War, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Grief
Moderate: Classism, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Blood, Sexism, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Murder
Minor: Torture, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Toxic relationship, and Vomit