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adrijagd's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, and Gore
Minor: Drug use and Alcohol
japanasi's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I honestly didn’t expect to like this book as much as I did, but I liked the story quite much! it became more and more impossible to put the book down. plot twists were woven in at a good pace and well put. and :) the ongoing romantic vibes between Bryce and Hunt were amazing and I loved reading about their relationship. one of the biggest tropes Sarah uses in her works is finding your (soul-)mate and idk I just love how she writes these...
the characters do have a strong resemblance with others she has created before
the characters do have a strong resemblance with others she has created before
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Gore
Moderate: Dysphoria, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse
t4vs's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
NO SPOILERS, I PROMISE
Ok i LOVED Throne of Glass (except for rowan i hate that asshole), and really liked A Court of Thorns and Roses. CCity is cool, is nice, but not incredible. It has lots, lots, LOTS of swearing, at the point that is just unecessary. They look like 13 year olds that just learned the word "fuck" and just keep throwing it at any phrase, in any context. Swear words can be used to put emphasys in some contexts and, unfortunately, this was not the case. Don't get me wrong, i swear a lot on a daily basis, but you don't need to use "shit", "cunt" and "fuck" as commas.
Another point is that EVERYTHING happens at the last 200 pages. The 800 pages (in my country's edition) could've been avoided and reduced to 500, 600. A concernly amout of nothing happens in a lot of chapters.
Maas is known for the hot scenes in her books. In this one i think it was just to keep the fame. I don't like sex scenes in books (just personal opinion) idk, i just dont enjoy it. It makes everything more realistic tho, i agree. This book is labeled NA just for one particular scene and, as i said before, the amount of swearing and "adult" references. Something i fear is Maas giving priority for the +18 scenes, because most of her readers like it, and lowering her plot an storytelling quality.
Why SJM copies herself? She took the mold of her previous characters and bunched up other personalities traits and called it a day. Danika is Aelin, Juniper is Elide but better, Hunt is Az and Cassiel mixed up. Just because people like this characters doesn't mean that they have to be the same ones always.
When Aelin fell between worlds i think she created Crescent City. Looks a lot like ACOTAR. hot faery (ooops angels), urban cool city, a war going on...
Overrall, i think its a good book, but it could've been better. Wainting for the sequel to see how it goes, but the story has potential.
Ok i LOVED Throne of Glass (except for rowan i hate that asshole), and really liked A Court of Thorns and Roses. CCity is cool, is nice, but not incredible. It has lots, lots, LOTS of swearing, at the point that is just unecessary. They look like 13 year olds that just learned the word "fuck" and just keep throwing it at any phrase, in any context. Swear words can be used to put emphasys in some contexts and, unfortunately, this was not the case. Don't get me wrong, i swear a lot on a daily basis, but you don't need to use "shit", "cunt" and "fuck" as commas.
Another point is that EVERYTHING happens at the last 200 pages. The 800 pages (in my country's edition) could've been avoided and reduced to 500, 600. A concernly amout of nothing happens in a lot of chapters.
Maas is known for the hot scenes in her books. In this one i think it was just to keep the fame. I don't like sex scenes in books (just personal opinion) idk, i just dont enjoy it. It makes everything more realistic tho, i agree. This book is labeled NA just for one particular scene and, as i said before, the amount of swearing and "adult" references. Something i fear is Maas giving priority for the +18 scenes, because most of her readers like it, and lowering her plot an storytelling quality.
Why SJM copies herself? She took the mold of her previous characters and bunched up other personalities traits and called it a day. Danika is Aelin, Juniper is Elide but better, Hunt is Az and Cassiel mixed up. Just because people like this characters doesn't mean that they have to be the same ones always.
When Aelin fell between worlds i think she created Crescent City. Looks a lot like ACOTAR. hot faery (ooops angels), urban cool city, a war going on...
Overrall, i think its a good book, but it could've been better. Wainting for the sequel to see how it goes, but the story has potential.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Alcohol, Gore, and Sexual content
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Grief
Minor: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse
mfsquared's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
4.5
I came to this book after finishing the ACOTAR series, so I'll open by saying it was somewhat jarring to go from there to here given how different the worlds are; that being said, it didn't take long for this world to completely reel me in! The similarities/analogs with certain powers and characters in ACOTAR was a little distracting at times, but I came to really enjoy this book and its characters for themselves. The tone to me felt very gritty, fantasy crime/mystery-novel, which was fun and different (and also very dark). The twists and turns were really well executed and kept me guessing, and I loved the care paid to the power of love in relationships that are *not* romantic. Those were the ones that really got to me here, especially between Bryce and Danika, Bryce and Ruhn, and Bryce and Lehabah. As usual, there were far too many "golden-skinned" characters and mainly white MCs, which seems to be a real weakness of Maas's books, as is her LGBTQ rep, although there was some in this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Drug use, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Slavery
Minor: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Trafficking
annarose816's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence
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