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polaris1117's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping and War
Minor: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Misogyny
lizboyce's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
At times it was a bit slow but the pacing picks up at the end. There was a twist I didn’t see coming at all, which is always a fun feeling. Overall I would recommend this book and did quite enjoy reading it. The only reason I did not give it a full 5 stars is because I think to fully appreciate the story, you should enter in with some background knowledge of the myths this book is based on. I had to stop more than once to google certain myths so I could better follow what was happening.
Moderate: Misogyny, Death of parent, Blood, Classism, Animal death, Abandonment, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
weareinheritors's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The world and descriptions of locales and some people are great, I really would've loved to see more. I also liked the magic and, of course, always love me some
The plot feels rushed and a little too easily resolved, but intriguing all the same. I don't like how *easy* it was to resolve a lot of long-standing worldbuilding issues (
I really didn't care for any of the main characters (Shuxiao is a real one, though. I want more of her, please). The sorta-kinda rebound love "triangle" almost made me DNF (specifically the
I'll read the sequel for the worldbuilding, but I'm not rushing into it.
Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
Minor: Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Misogyny, and Infidelity
amandaboyer'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
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Death, War, Abandonment, Confinement, Murder, Misogyny, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent
lusheeta_toel's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Minor: Racism, Classism, Violence, Misogyny, and War
taroroot'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
3.0
Graphic: War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Misogyny
bea_reads_books'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Kidnapping, and Violence
Minor: Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Animal death, War, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
clairew97's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Misogyny, Animal death, Blood, Medical content, Slavery, War, Alcohol, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Violence
sugaryplum's review
- 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
5.0
The only thing I wish was for the pace to be a bit quicker at times, it felt like there were too many descriptions of how things looked that were fitted between scenes making me really impatient to find out what's happening, I stopped caring about the ceiling when we are at a moment full of suspense and my eyes ended up skipping the descriptions to get going! It just felt a bit winded, HOWEVER, the book is so amazing that you honestly can very easily ignore these parts. There is so much story, the characters are so well written and there is a good amount of plot twists that you'd never expect. Another thing I congratulate the author for is closing all the plots so well in the end, the book would be great as a stand alone (not fully sure if I will read the sequel, it ended so well!) and I was left without questions. If you love fantasy, romances with princes, light and respectful love triangles with strong female leads without gore and unnecessary bloodshed this is for you!
This NEEDS to be turned into a TV show or something! It deserves the praise.
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Misogyny
kels_18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Violence, War, and Torture
Minor: Sexual assault