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jcrawford31's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Blood, and Kidnapping
kera_reads'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, and War
Moderate: Genocide, Slavery, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Drug use, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
tiana_king's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
My only beef was we didn’t spend near enough time in ACOTAR and the alpha mystic character was pointless
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Genocide and Slavery
justbooker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
On the other hand, I believe this book has the best lore building moments of the series. The information dumps were easy to follow and engaging. With the lore building in the first book, it felt very scattered and needlessly confusing. This books had smooth, consistent lore that felt properly woven between character dialogue.
As far as characters go, Lidia is probably my favorite. I appreciate the depth and growth that she shows with Ruhn. Every development between her and Ruhn kept me on the edge of my seat, desperately rooting for them. I would love to see
Overall, the plot felt alright. I appreciated the loose ends that were tied up. I cheered when Ruhn
Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Classism
thecactusandthebooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and War
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Sexual violence, Murder, and Colonisation
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
dixiecarroll'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail