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adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Honestly it got boring after a while, and it pissed me off that ever side character we got introduced to was killed within a few chapters, why make me care about them then
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Homophobia, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
I had a good time, although no real surprises here. It was basically exactly what I expected from the story and you know what, that's okay. I heard some readers wanted more Kell and Lila backstory answers at the end but… honestly I didn't feel like I was waiting on any of that. Personal preference, I guess.
Due to the book 2 cliffhanger, I ran to start this one. But after that opener, I found myself feeling less engaged as the story with the shadow kind proceeded. Still good, but not as climactic as I expected.
One possible reason for that: there were a lot of POVs in this one, more than in the previous books. Too many, perhaps, including a growing number of one-offs with very minor characters to show events we would otherwise get only second-hand. Most of those scenes worked how they were intended, imo, so… fine. What I really wanted more from were the main character POV chapters! These were usually quite short, hardly long enough to settle in before changing perspective again, so it felt kind of disjointed. After several quick changes in a row I would put it down for a while, distracted, making for a slower read.
I would have liked to get more immersed in the main four and carrying the same perspective through more plot development would help with that imo, but again I did still enjoy the ending of the story and felt their arcs had good resolution.
Due to the book 2 cliffhanger, I ran to start this one. But after that opener, I found myself feeling less engaged as the story with the shadow kind proceeded. Still good, but not as climactic as I expected.
One possible reason for that: there were a lot of POVs in this one, more than in the previous books. Too many, perhaps, including a growing number of one-offs with very minor characters to show events we would otherwise get only second-hand. Most of those scenes worked how they were intended, imo, so… fine. What I really wanted more from were the main character POV chapters! These were usually quite short, hardly long enough to settle in before changing perspective again, so it felt kind of disjointed. After several quick changes in a row I would put it down for a while, distracted, making for a slower read.
I would have liked to get more immersed in the main four and carrying the same perspective through more plot development would help with that imo, but again I did still enjoy the ending of the story and felt their arcs had good resolution.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, War
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
listened to this as audio book because the ebook was a 26 week wait (i also ended up spoiling some of this for myself. mainly which characters died).
i enjoyed this one, but i honestly think it was my least favorite of the three. the first was my favorite and the second was a slow start but appreciated and enjoyed.
i think this one has a lot of filler. we had a lot of new character perspectives and not all of them worked for me.
i did not care forosaron’s chapters. i’m really not sure what it added, and i think the conflict would have been more thrilling had we not had this perspective.
i enjoyed learning more aboutholland of course. i never thought he was gone. i enjoyed this arc.
i lovedlila’s antari reveal. realizing the easter eggs was so good.
i’m excited for the fragile threads of power. im happy lila will be featured in it, she was one of my favorite characters and i’m happy to follow her through that series.
okay time for bed
i enjoyed this one, but i honestly think it was my least favorite of the three. the first was my favorite and the second was a slow start but appreciated and enjoyed.
i think this one has a lot of filler. we had a lot of new character perspectives and not all of them worked for me.
i did not care for
i enjoyed learning more about
i loved
i’m excited for the fragile threads of power. im happy lila will be featured in it, she was one of my favorite characters and i’m happy to follow her through that series.
okay time for bed
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Homophobia, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It felt very slow at times, I really liked it, in general, but sometimes we would shift to a POV that (while it added to the story), didn't feel very exciting. I really liked seeing more of Holland's past (they will never make me hate you bbygirl), and Kell and Lila's relationship ❤️, I am, sadly, indifferent to Rhy and Alucard (individually I like them well enough, their romance doesn't spark anything in me tho)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Vomit
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
I wish I could give this book 6 stars! Such an incredible payoff after reading the two books that came before it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Physical abuse
Moderate: Self harm, Suicide
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Take a shot every time V. E. Schwab writes that someone "raised a brow"
Things I liked:
Things I liked:
- Rhy
- Kell and his coat
- Lila finally having some character development
Ned's return - he drove me crazy at first but was a precious little bean by the end - Holland
finally getting some peace
Things I didn't like:
Sex on a boat - The same similes and metaphors used over and over again
No consequences for Lila killing that one other competitor in the games, even though it's mentioned at least once in this book!
I think I got too used to the world building of the likes of Brandon Sanderson and Katherine Addison. The previous book and this one could have delved more deeply into the various cultures present for the games and following crisis, but I never got a good sense of cultural differences between Arnesians and the others.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood
Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent