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mallorypen's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Okay, this book was a little better than the first one, insofar that there was a little more structure to the plot. There were some scenes that I found enjoyable and rooted for the characters to persevere, and some of the plot twists took me by surprise. I even found myself thinking that, with a different focus or maybe another author, the premise could have been super cool.
THAT SAID, this was still mostly trash. Super violent for violence’s sake; the use of sexual assault for shock value was still super rampant; and the character motivations were alllll over the place. The back and forth of “will they, won’t they, they did, they won’t again, oh but they did again, but hey look, more torture” got boring quick, even while the descriptions of viscera and bodily harm got more and more graphic.
Cornell Collins is putting his entire soul into reading these books, and with someone even 10% less talented I’d have no doubt I would have DNF’d immediately. As it stands, I am not going to finish this awful series.
THAT SAID, this was still mostly trash. Super violent for violence’s sake; the use of sexual assault for shock value was still super rampant; and the character motivations were alllll over the place. The back and forth of “will they, won’t they, they did, they won’t again, oh but they did again, but hey look, more torture” got boring quick, even while the descriptions of viscera and bodily harm got more and more graphic.
Cornell Collins is putting his entire soul into reading these books, and with someone even 10% less talented I’d have no doubt I would have DNF’d immediately. As it stands, I am not going to finish this awful series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Confinement, War, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Rape, Xenophobia, Torture, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Incest, Physical abuse, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders
bonriki's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- 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
This was an improvement on the first book, a lot more actual plot progression and character development happened. It did have one of my least favorite tropes make an appearance in the latter half push other character away and seemingly betray them FoR tHeIr OwN gOoD which annoyed me but fortunately the fallout didn’t drag on forever.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Blood, Emotional abuse, Death, Violence, Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Pregnancy
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