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danysgirl'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: War, Murder, Sexism, Rape, Racism, Misogyny, Violence, Cursing, Drug abuse, Slavery, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Blood, and Hate crime
charliebites'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: Grief, Racism, War, and Hate crime
Moderate: Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping
Minor: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, and Vomit
hailstorm3812'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: Violence
Moderate: Hate crime, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Colonisation, Grief, Blood, Murder, and Genocide
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Torture
keya_caivalur's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Blood, Classism, Torture, Colonisation, Murder, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism
Minor: Classism, Rape, Religious bigotry, War, Addiction, Mental illness, Slavery, Torture, Blood, and Abandonment
scrubsandbooks'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
Do I think my powers are worth the cost? The wound of grief from losing my mother sits open in my chest. It feels like it will never truly heal, no matter how much I acknowledge its presence. Then there are wounds my ancestors carried from one generation to the next. All the loss, multiplied and compounded and cumulative. All that running.
Don't be scared. Fight.
This was absolutely phenomenal. There's always this thing with second books in series where things don't live up to the hype of book one and it ends up being a filler between beginning and conclusion. It definitely was not the case here at. All. The stakes were high, much higher than they were at the end of Legendborn and this book surpassed all my expectations. Books where things are happening one right after another tend to be overwhelming for me and leaving me wondering if half of it was necessary and this was an exception. Every event, you learned something new, you met a new person who ended up being pivotal to the main character's story. Tracy Deonn has done an amazing job of bringing the pieces of the puzzle together. There is so much to love about this and nothing to hate (except for the obvious bigots and bad guys, of course). Tracy had even making me feel bad for
The world-building in this book with the Order and the Rootcraft seems to only expand even further, and I absolutely loved that we got to see more characters involved in Rootcraft and learned more about the magic itself. And a former plantation become a safe haven for Rootcrafters called Volition? Chef's kiss, all of it, ESPECIALLY the title. I loved the inclusion of Alice and William in this journey, as well as seeing more of Selwyn outside of the Order, and how his friendship with Bree continued to grow and evolve. And Bree. Bree is the most beloved of all, faced with so much betrayal and pushback, but holds her head up and keeps fighting. I want nothing but the best for her and I cried so much for her in this book because of everything she went through at the hands of the Reagents. Oh, how I wanted to reach into the book so bad to give her a big hug. Or punch some racists. OR BOTH.
"You don't believe history is true. You won't even admit it's possible. That I am Arthur's heir not by choice or honor, but by violence." [...] "You won't say it out loud, but I will," [...] "I am the Scion of Arthur by rape. I am your proof."
This book, this series, is too important to not at least give it a chance. Eagerly awaiting book three!
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Medical content, Slavery, Death, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Hate crime, Medical trauma, War, Self harm, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Confinement
Minor: Rape
mayareadsxo'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
Minor: Murder, Racism, Gaslighting, War, Death, Hate crime, Rape, Slavery, and Violence
sydapel'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
5.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Grief, Torture, Confinement, Racism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, and Death
Minor: Slavery, Sexual assault, and Rape
sunrae_booknook'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
5.0
Graphic: War, Slavery, Violence, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Classism, Sexism, Racism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Confinement, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Car accident, Rape, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Religious bigotry
mickeyisnthere'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
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Grief, Racism, Colonisation, and Hate crime
hafable'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
5.0
more coherent review to come later
update: That was honestly the most fun I've had reading a book in a while.. it did not make the sequel sin of not really having a reason to exist. I got to read about the characters I knew and loved (for the most part) as the story from the last book continued. what marked these books as great to me is that even though it needs to be a series to answer all the questions, they're strong novels on their own and I don't feel like I'm being strung along. In regards to this book alone, it had me reacting out loud at so many moments that I decided I couldn't read it in public. There were intense moments throughout the whole book and it never once felt like it was dragging along. now that ENDING (no spoilers) was cruel Miss Deonn.... there were parts of it that I respect bc a happy ending would've made 0 sense and I would've disliked that on principle BUTT the very last choice bree makes confused me a little and i hope to see an explanation in her motivations in the last installment of the series.
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Racism, Torture, War, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence