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mjscooke's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
SJM really knows how to write a third act! I definitely enjoyed the latter section of the book; it’s worth preserving through the slower earlier chapters. Overall it’s a solid fantasy novel with quest and rebellion threads and a lot a spicy scenes (honestly a bit much for me but totally on brand for SJM from what I can tell)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Death, Slavery, Blood, Stalking, Colonisation, and War
shan_lou's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
saramarinho's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, and Blood
molly_love's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
OMG, this thing must have been sent to me from the heavens. I would give up my soul to be able to read this book for the first time again. I just cant really explain it, it drew me in, it kept me interested, waiting for the build up, the problem the everything was done so well Its just amazing I cant believe I have to wait for the third book.
This book should be written in the history books all over the world.
This book should be written in the history books all over the world.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and War
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Murder
hannaws's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.5
“Bryce smiled sweetly at Cormac. “I get that you want to play Broody Prince, but don’t ever fucking interrupt me again.”
I pretty much expected to love this book. But no, this landed in the okay category. I mean, this did not need to be 800 pages long, right? I cannot be the only one thinking that.
The majority of that 800+ pages gets very repetitive and I nearly lost all my interest to pick this book up anymore. It started strong! New archangels and triarii members, some surprising ones you definitely were not waiting to be working together with. And then all that is pushed in the back burner while everyone keeps on doing detective work in the same pattern, just different things to investigate.
I still very much love the characters. Hunt and Ruhn the most. Add Baxian to that list too! So Dear Sarah, please stop making me fall in love with your characters if you're only going to hurt me. I apparently haven't still learned anything from reading her books, do not get attached to anyone.
Kidding, I love the emotional rollercoasters that her books have. You never know if you can fully trust to anyone, or if anyone is even going to survive.
And from there we get to the book's surprise factories, where they good? Ruhn is working as a contact person to the Ophion rebels. He has a way to contact their informant, Agent Daybright. She is veiled in fire through the whole book, until the last chapters. But I guessed it immediately, I just knew it! No surprises there. I just hoped it would have ended with a different note, you know.
The whole book seemed to be full of secrets getting revealed, secrets that shouldn't have been secrets, considering whom kept them from whom. That got a little too much. There comes a point when you are just reading whilst your mind goes "oh, see. This shall reveal to be another one of certain someone's kept secrets." the point of all the detective work pretty much vanishes right there. Everything is just one big secret!
The ending. WHO ENDS THEIR BOOK LIKE THAT?! LIKE, NO SARAH. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE! I would have appeared into the other Queens world to get help but that is not the point. You just can not drop a bomb like that and then be like "oh well. See you all in two years!". Like what?! You think you can leave me with a huge cliffhanger and make me wait for two years?! Darn it.
All in all I do the characters. I do love the relationships they all have. The book was good but just too long. And I do not want to read anyone driving their cock anywhere in a while, or balls tightening, okay? I like smut in my books but this is just something else.
I pretty much expected to love this book. But no, this landed in the okay category. I mean, this did not need to be 800 pages long, right? I cannot be the only one thinking that.
The majority of that 800+ pages gets very repetitive and I nearly lost all my interest to pick this book up anymore. It started strong! New archangels and triarii members, some surprising ones you definitely were not waiting to be working together with. And then all that is pushed in the back burner while everyone keeps on doing detective work in the same pattern, just different things to investigate.
I still very much love the characters. Hunt and Ruhn the most. Add Baxian to that list too! So Dear Sarah, please stop making me fall in love with your characters if you're only going to hurt me. I apparently haven't still learned anything from reading her books, do not get attached to anyone.
Kidding, I love the emotional rollercoasters that her books have. You never know if you can fully trust to anyone, or if anyone is even going to survive.
And from there we get to the book's surprise factories, where they good? Ruhn is working as a contact person to the Ophion rebels. He has a way to contact their informant, Agent Daybright. She is veiled in fire through the whole book, until the last chapters. But I guessed it immediately, I just knew it! No surprises there. I just hoped it would have ended with a different note, you know.
The whole book seemed to be full of secrets getting revealed, secrets that shouldn't have been secrets, considering whom kept them from whom. That got a little too much. There comes a point when you are just reading whilst your mind goes "oh, see. This shall reveal to be another one of certain someone's kept secrets." the point of all the detective work pretty much vanishes right there. Everything is just one big secret!
The ending. WHO ENDS THEIR BOOK LIKE THAT?! LIKE, NO SARAH. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE! I would have appeared into the other Queens world to get help but that is not the point. You just can not drop a bomb like that and then be like "oh well. See you all in two years!". Like what?! You think you can leave me with a huge cliffhanger and make me wait for two years?! Darn it.
All in all I do the characters. I do love the relationships they all have. The book was good but just too long. And I do not want to read anyone driving their cock anywhere in a while, or balls tightening, okay? I like smut in my books but this is just something else.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery, Torture, and War
Minor: Sexual assault
erkietheturkey's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War
datskira's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and War
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Medical content
pages4books's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, and War
Minor: Slavery and Sexual harassment
alices13thdiary's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
tense
medium-paced
- 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
how am i not supposed to only reread sjm's books after this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infertility and Infidelity
gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
3.75
My god I wanted top like this more.
I loved the characters and found that anyone new introduced that was meant to player actually had some impact into the story. With such a bit cast through it did feel like we jumped around a bit.
I really liked the major plot, though I agree with complaints that this book could have been shorter. In saying that the length didn't take away for me.
The issue I had the most with this book was the lack of chemistry between Bryce and Hunt. As is, Hunt was not a favourite character of mine but at least in the previous book I could feel the sexual tension and chemistry between them. In this book it has all but disappeared, which makes it hard to believe and enjoy some of the written scenes.
The ending was 10/10 though. Hoping book 3 comes out soon.
I loved the characters and found that anyone new introduced that was meant to player actually had some impact into the story. With such a bit cast through it did feel like we jumped around a bit.
I really liked the major plot, though I agree with complaints that this book could have been shorter. In saying that the length didn't take away for me.
The issue I had the most with this book was the lack of chemistry between Bryce and Hunt. As is, Hunt was not a favourite character of mine but at least in the previous book I could feel the sexual tension and chemistry between them. In this book it has all but disappeared, which makes it hard to believe and enjoy some of the written scenes.
The ending was 10/10 though. Hoping book 3 comes out soon.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Violence
Moderate: Death, Slavery, and War