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kenziekat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content
Moderate: Murder, Blood, Slavery, and Physical abuse
Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent
erinkellyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, War, Child death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, Slavery, and Bullying
Moderate: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Cursing, Infidelity, Child abuse, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Confinement, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Body shaming, Colonisation, Classism, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
hapalyn'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Torture, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery, Medical content, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, and Murder
shadikb's review
- 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
3.0
Going to come back to the story. Just need a break.
Update Jan 3, 2024.
I finally finished it.... Here is my review:
I was so waiting for the “Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” moment and it never came....... I was disappointed but it was an okay read. The pace from the last book was lost. Became repetitive with the "There she is". It just didn't captivate me the first book.
Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, War, Violence, Child abuse, Sexual content, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, and Toxic relationship
wildflower_magic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Cursing, Grief, Confinement, Death of parent, Violence, War, Sexual content, and Gore
Moderate: Torture, Vomit, Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual assault
Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, and Classism
madisonwren_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, and Domestic abuse
headinthepages's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
The pacing, scene setting and plot itself are brilliant and engaging in this. It didn’t feel like a longer book and I was riveted the whole way through.
I love the character development that continues from book 1 into book 2, I love these characters so much and hope I get to see them in the other books of the series!
If you love vampires, action & enemies to lovers then get reading!
Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Slavery, Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Torture, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, and War
casey05's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Violence, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, War, and Confinement
Minor: Excrement
unsuccessfulbookclub'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
3.25
Graphic: War, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual assault
inkdrinkers'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
Picking up immediately after the end of The Serpent and the Wings of Night, The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King dives headfirst into Oraya and Raihn's stories after the fateful night of the Kejari. Both issued fatal blows, lives have been changed and now, both must find their footing on shifting ground and with each other.
The way I sobbed while reading this book. I'm completely and utterly blown away by how incredible this was as a follow-up to Serpent. I enjoyed the first book, I enjoyed getting into a world that is so rich with folklore and history and mess, but being able to see it all shift and change in this book was honestly a gift. It's so well written, so well crafted, and was impeccably pieced together in a way that I can't even fathom the amount of effort clearly went into it.
I like to keep my reviews fairly spoiler free, but I'll say there really isn't a man who compares to Raihn. I love him more than anything. I would wrap myself around him and stab anyone who touches him. The same goes for Oraya. The same for Vale and Lilith. And most certainly the same goes for Mische. I love them all, I love every single moment we got in these pages and the fact that there are FOUR more books set in this world thrills me to no end. Carissa Broadbent is really and truly one talented bitch and I'll be forever grateful that she decided to weave these stories together for readers.
I don't have anything else to say. Just do yourself a favor and read these books.
Content warnings: Blood, Violence, War, Child abuse, Slavery (in past, flashbacks), Torture, Child death (partial on page/flashbacks), Emotional abuse (past reference), Rape (only in past reference)
Graphic: Blood, War, and Violence
Moderate: Torture, Child abuse, and Slavery
Minor: Emotional abuse, Rape, and Child death