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ashleereadsbooks692's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Grief, Genocide, Murder, War, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, and Forced institutionalization
scarlett_f'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: Abandonment, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Violence, War, and Sexual content
LGBTQ+toastyghosty13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
i wish that there was less of the “this is my mate, how am i sooooo lucky” and “i am so lucky to have such amazing friends, and i need to be courageous for them” type of inner monologues that we saw from grace. it was overkill and unbearably cheesy.
i think the plot line of the quest type missions they had to go on was kind of cool, but they also seemed meaningless like they had never existed before and only existed to serve the necessity of some sort of adventure mission to find an object of significance that could solve some overarching problem. the pattern is feeling repetitive through each of the books.
i do really like some of the characters, like flint, remy, calder, and macy. they have grown a lot and contribute so much to the plot and conflicts in this book. i used to love grace but she’s annoying the hell out of me now, even hudson is getting too sappy for me. i miss the days of this series being some petty high school dramatics between paranormals; it has very much lurched into “we’re the underdogs and have to save the world despite all odds against us” which is totally bs when when they also consider themselves some of the most powerful paranormals in existence.
there are also a lot of points where a solution to a problem is glaringly obvious and yet the “super smart” grace can’t see what’s basically hitting her with a billboard. conversely, there are times where grace encounters a problem and then thinks up a solution that is a complete reach and yet it magically works out.
TLDR; this is the first book of the series i’ve disliked a majority of. it was way too long and way too cheesy, could have cut down 40% of it probably. i powered through it because i think the next 2 books will be a lot better, and because i did enjoy the books leading up to this book.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, War, and Child abuse
Moderate: Blood and Death of parent
aseel_reads'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
2.75
Moderate: Violence, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Confinement, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Torture, and War
kassidyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, and War
Minor: Child abuse and Torture
ix37lexi'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, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Confinement, Blood, Murder, War, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent and Grief
cait'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
4.25
Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, War, and Child death
kbairbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Violence, War, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Child abuse