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candyb0x'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? No
2.5
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Murder, War, and Sexual harassment
ciecyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Violence, Murder, and War
gabrielle_reads_a_lot's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: War, Murder, Death, Violence, Sexual harassment, Torture, Kidnapping, and Gore
Minor: Sexual violence
lydiaelyse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Abandonment, Murder, Sexual harassment, Violence, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Blood, and Gore
booktrovertreader's review
5.0
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Torture, and War
Minor: Sexual harassment
enchantedelfie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Sexual violence, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Abandonment, Animal death, Mental illness, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
kalmia31's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War
Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child death, Animal death, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Death of parent
girlintobooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
It is slow at times, but it really did help characterization and my love for the different relationships grew in those moments. And sure this is primarily a fantasy romance, but other interpersonal connections got their time to shine as well.
PS start the year as you mean to go on. I finished this book in a day.
Moderate: Sexual harassment
Minor: Sexual content
cheye13'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, War, Violence, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Slavery
princessgirlypop's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Usually I’m a sucker for romance but in this book I enjoyed the non-romantic relationships more than the romantic one. The friendships and family bonds were so well-written and I was so invested in them! Especially the sibling bond between Eerie and Eelyn, I was so moved by the way their relationship evolved throughout the book. Also the friendship between Mira and Eelyn was so beautiful and made me cry. I cannot praise the writing of the relationships enough, it was amazing! I also really enjoyed the fight scenes, they were really descriptive and suspenseful.
My only critiques were that I don’t think this book should be classified as YA. Yes Eelyn is 17 but it was really graphically violent as well as other aspects I think go more with adult books. Also, I think the book could’ve benefitted from being longer. This is because I personally wouldn’t cut anything from the book, but I think the romance could’ve been more fleshed out and the ending felt slightly rushed to me. Lastly I saw it was classified as fantasy, but there really wasn’t any explicit fantasy aspects. It’s not a big deal but if you were hoping for fantasy that might disappoint. However these critiques are really minor, overall I still really enjoyed the book and would recommend it!
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Death of parent