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Graphic: Torture, Violence, Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Blood, Grief
I wish these characters did not have to suffer so much to get the endings they deserved, but it made this story that much more beautiful.
We got magic, friendships, family, and love - but not without betrayal, death, torture, and suffering.
Kell and Lila sail off into the sunset, while Rhy and Alucard spend their time loving each other at the palace. None of them thought they would end up where they did, but they all absolutely deserved it.
V.E. Schwab has a gift for making you fall in love with the characters and with the world in her stories. I’m sad for this ending, but I know we will return to this world soon with her new series.
Moderate: Death, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, War
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Outing, Abandonment
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual harassment
I love these characters and the relationships and how detailed and nuanced Schwab’s worldbuilding and plotting is. She has laid down such a foundation in the first two books and we reap the benefits here. This book was compulsive in so many senses of the word— both while I was reading, compelling me to turn page after page, and whenever I wasn’t, the characters and plot invading my brain until I could pick the book back up.
This was such a great ending to this trilogy, but man, it is brutal. There is a lot at stake, and a lot is lost, so be prepared. And sweet Holland. His story broke my heart.
If you have read the first two, why are you even reading this?! This is the best book of the series, so DO IT. Read it. It’ll smash your heart to pieces.
Graphic: Death, Torture, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent
Moderate: Self harm, Torture, Grief, Alcohol
Minor: Abandonment, War
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Self harm, Torture, Violence, War
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content