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adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-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
Magia pură nu are formă, corp sau conştiinţă. Ea există pur şi simplu, o forţă a naturii, sângele lumii noastre, măduva oaselor noastre. Noi îi dăm forma, dar nu trebuie să-i dăm niciodată sufletul.
În acest ultim volum personajele evoluează foarte mult, acțiunea este foarte alertă, iar interacțiunile dintre personaje sunt savuroase. Mi-a plăcut foarte mult ultima jumătate în care Kell, Lila, Holland și Alucard au lucrat împreună pentru a-l învinge pe Osaron. Alt lucru care a adăugat un plus volumului a fost existența mai multor perspective din partea unor personaje secundare.
Kell - X
Reușește să își găsească locul în familia regală. Regele și regina își arată în sfârșit aprecierea pentru serviciile sale și nu numai. Deși are șansa de a descoperi care a fost familia lui biologică, preferă să nu o facă pentru că ajunge să considere familia regală familia lui. Am privit cu interes prietenia care apare între Kell și Holland și suportul pe care i-l oferă Kell celuilalt antari. Tot nu sunt convinsă de relația lui cu Lila.
Lilla - Russian Roulette
E mult mai ok în acest volum. Acceptă prietenia celor din jur și nu mai ia decizii chiar atât de proaste.Am fost curioasă de ce bătrâna i-a oferit ochiul de antari, dar poate o să descopăr în viitoarea serie.
Rhy - Love me like I'm sick
Chiar devine un rege resposabil, capabil să ia decizii, să conducă. A fost foarte curajos când l-a înfruntat pe Osaron și a ieșit în oraș pentru a găsi argintați. În plus, mi-a plăcut și relația lui cu Alucard.
Lilla - Russian Roulette
E mult mai ok în acest volum. Acceptă prietenia celor din jur și nu mai ia decizii chiar atât de proaste.
Rhy - Love me like I'm sick
Nu! îl întrerupse el. N-o să-i las să creadă că Maresh i-a abandonat. N-o să mă ascund în palatul ăsta protejat, când pot să merg fără teamă pe străzile alea. Când pot să le amintesc oamenilor noştri că nu sunt singuri, că eu lupt cu ei, pentru ei. Când s-ar putea să fiu doborât, dar mă voi ridica din nou şi, astfel, să le arăt că speranţa e nemuritoare. Asta pot să fac eu pentru oraşul meu şi am s-o fac cu bucurie. Nu e nevoie să mă protejaţi de întuneric. Nu-mi mai poate face rău. Nimic nu mai poate.
Holland - Punching Bag
Dacă după ce am citit volumul 2 am zis că Kell e personajul meu favorit, se pare că m-am răzgândit. Holland a devenit personajul meu preferat al seriei. A trecut prin multe pentru a-și vedea visul îndeplinit.
Tot ce voise Holland fusese să-şi vadă lumea din nou bine.
Cred că aș mai citi seria asta o dată de la început. Anoshe.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent
Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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
I was *so* close to DNF with this book because once I got to the 40% mark, it got REAL slow. the quest with Alucard, Kell, and Lila heading out by themselves really breaks the tension because the real drama is about Red London crumbling so their whole pirate adventure was lost on me I pushed through because I really wanted to know what happened at the end of the series and it did pick up a lot at around the 80% mark.
This is a BLEAK book and that’s not a huge surprise from the other two books but it gets worse in this book. Good characters are cut down poor Rhy is put through the wringer even more and it’s rough. I’m not really an enjoyer of bleak books and that definitely dragged down my rating.
This is a BLEAK book and that’s not a huge surprise from the other two books but it gets worse in this book. Good characters are cut down
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-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:
Yes
“Pain reminds us that we’re alive.”
I really enjoyed this book. When I started this series I wasn’t sucked in right from the start, but I’m glad I stuck with it because I really liked this last book. My biggest complaint with the other books in the series was the pacing. I felt like they focused too much on the mundane things that characters did causing it to get really slow before it finally picked up. But I think the pacing was amazing with this book which surprised me considering that it’s 600 pages. Do I think it needed to be that long? No, but there was never a moment when I thought the story was dragging. It was very much a typical high fantasy book where the characters are fighting the big bad and there’s a lot of moving parts. The highlight of this book for me was Rhy. I liked him before, but this book made me love him so much. I loved how his character, along with many others touched on grief and how to live with it. What I loved most about this book was the ending. With so many characters we got to see many different point of views. It was a typical bittersweet goodbye at the end where the characters we love are splitting up but we know they’ll see each other again. Overall, I enjoyed this series and I’m glad I grew to love it.
I really enjoyed this book. When I started this series I wasn’t sucked in right from the start, but I’m glad I stuck with it because I really liked this last book. My biggest complaint with the other books in the series was the pacing. I felt like they focused too much on the mundane things that characters did causing it to get really slow before it finally picked up. But I think the pacing was amazing with this book which surprised me considering that it’s 600 pages. Do I think it needed to be that long? No, but there was never a moment when I thought the story was dragging. It was very much a typical high fantasy book where the characters are fighting the big bad and there’s a lot of moving parts. The highlight of this book for me was Rhy. I liked him before, but this book made me love him so much. I loved how his character, along with many others touched on grief and how to live with it. What I loved most about this book was the ending. With so many characters we got to see many different point of views. It was a typical bittersweet goodbye at the end where the characters we love are splitting up but we know they’ll see each other again. Overall, I enjoyed this series and I’m glad I grew to love it.
Content Warnings
Minor: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder
adventurous
dark
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:
Complicated
I'm so happy I picked up this series. We had time to explore each characer more deeply in this last installment. The book was long but didn't feel like it dragged on. It always felt like events occuring in the plot held a weight of importance to them (because indeed they did). All the character arcs that started in book 1 were all concluded in a satisfying way in this final installment. Even Holland, who I would be hard pressed to call likeable, was interesting all the way through.
My favorite moments in the book are the emotionally raw moments of loss and grief that are experienced by the main cast. There is a war happening with thousands of lives at stake and the emotional gravity of that is not left to the wayside. There is a lot of death, and loss. The book gives you time to feel the emotional impact all of this has on the characters. It did nothing but make me love and appreciate them more.
Just as a side note, there is commentary about homophobia and queerphobia within this installment. I found this very compelling and I felt that it gave some much needed depth to an already interesting character.
Additionally, I love the banter between all of the characeters. I would say the scenes between Allucard and Kell are probably my favorite. Mutual annoyance and respect never looked more entertaining. I am excited to pick up more books by V.E. Schwab. I can confidently say she is one of my favorite writers.
My favorite moments in the book are the emotionally raw moments of loss and grief that are experienced by the main cast. There is a war happening with thousands of lives at stake and the emotional gravity of that is not left to the wayside. There is a lot of death, and loss. The book gives you time to feel the emotional impact all of this has on the characters. It did nothing but make me love and appreciate them more.
Just as a side note, there is commentary about homophobia and queerphobia within this installment. I found this very compelling and I felt that it gave some much needed depth to an already interesting character.
Additionally, I love the banter between all of the characeters. I would say the scenes between Allucard and Kell are probably my favorite. Mutual annoyance and respect never looked more entertaining. I am excited to pick up more books by V.E. Schwab. I can confidently say she is one of my favorite writers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Death, Violence, War
adventurous
dark
hopeful
fast-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: Torture, Violence, Blood
Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts
adventurous
emotional
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent
Moderate: Drug use, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Child death, Homophobia
Minor: Sexual content
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Death of parent
Moderate: Homophobia
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
As usual V.E. Schwab' fantasy world in the city(s) of London is amazing. Not to mention the magical characters. Also Rhy who is one of the best royal prince character ever. I never thought I would appreciate a character with that name but here we are.
The magicians are literally the central focus of this books plot. It's a differenf level of the dangers one person can bring in a city unprepared again. And I loved every second of this series conclusion. From how it continued seamlessly from book two. To the revelations of power and relations. It was such a journey that I can't wait to come back to read.
The magicians are literally the central focus of this books plot. It's a differenf level of the dangers one person can bring in a city unprepared again. And I loved every second of this series conclusion. From how it continued seamlessly from book two. To the revelations of power and relations. It was such a journey that I can't wait to come back to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail