Scan barcode
kal517'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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery, Confinement, Grief, and Torture
Minor: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Vomit
sreilly1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Miscarriage, Genocide, Gore, Pregnancy, Vomit, War, Confinement, Child death, and Death
booksalacarte'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? It's complicated
4.5
No Written Review
Reread- 4.5āļø 1.5š¶ļø
Multi POV
Slow burn
Found Family
Mythical Creatures
Magic
War
Tw: discussion on infant loss
This series is a lot. There is always a lot going on, but the multi POV shifts solidly enough that you donāt feel jostled all over the place. Every character has an important viewpoint and unique voice.
I do think that some of the characters had kinda big personality shifts from the last book to this one. Mainly Chaol and Aelin. No maybe they arenāt endgameā¦ but all of a sudden finding out that Chaol was having an illicit affair the summer before the champions competition and acted in a way that he had quickies in alleys??? I donāt buy it.
And Aelin while I appreciate the grief that was focused on in Heir of Fireā¦ in Queen of Shadows she was working well below her standard badassery. As if her entire personality became dependent on Rowan.
And what is up with the āhe seemed to sayā and āshe seemed to sayā conversations?! Full blown, detailed conversations all with facial expressions. I bet they looked like absolute idiots to the people around them when they happenedā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ so weird. Just make them telepathic already.
Starting the story with Dorianās POV was so important to see his depression and mindset since his situation was the last we read about in Heir of Fire. It definitely put in some tension and anxiety when it came to no one else knowing what was going on.
Knowing everything definitely makes the reread fun and heightens my ratingsā¦ but I am definitely not blowing through them on a binge the way I did on the first read.
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Cannibalism, Confinement, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Death
j_andrews's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Misogyny, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
Minor: Infertility, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Confinement, Blood, and Death
notamouse's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Death, Suicide attempt, Grief, Violence, Vomit, War, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Confinement, Infertility, Gore, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Slavery, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
annamary54'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
4.75
itās later:
honestly reading these back to back i canāt remember what was heir of fire and what was queen of shadows, but iām gonna try my best. in the last one i struggled to care about the witches at all, and the first 3/4 i thought were very slow. this one definitely moved a lot faster from the beginning. i did start to care about the witches in this one, but like i said it took me until the last quarter to really care about that whole story line. all of the books before this one felt like exposition and this one actually had some action in it. i gave it such a high rating because i really was engaged and didnāt want to stop reading basically the whole time. (except the witch chapters, iād usually use those as a stopping point)
Graphic: Physical abuse, Gore, Body horror, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Violence, Murder, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Pregnancy and Miscarriage
Minor: Sexual content, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Alcohol, and Excrement
yarisbooksandbevs'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? It's complicated
5.0
So many characters developed. I love all of them. They all have loveable qualities and witty banter. (Chaol is eh. He was pissing me off in the beginning). The women in this story are absolutely amazing. Aelin is so smart and cunning. Kaltainās story was so sad and beautiful. Lysandra really surprised me and I love her. Manon is an absolute icon. Asterin made me want to cry.
I canāt wait to see these characters win this war.
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Grief, Physical abuse, Slavery, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Violence, Child death, and Blood
Moderate: Miscarriage, Body horror, Child abuse, War, and Torture
Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Vomit, Emotional abuse, and Genocide
infjkiki'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Gore, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Cannibalism
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
haleigh_els's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Pregnancy and Violence
Minor: Confinement, Miscarriage, Vomit, Grief, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood
maggies'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: Blood, Death, Torture, Murder, Gore, and Confinement
Moderate: War
Minor: Slavery and Sexual violence