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katrinarose's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, War, Death, Classism, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Torture, Murder, Blood, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail
microbemom's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Vomit, Blood, Child death, Misogyny, Murder, Bullying, Violence, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
petra734's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Violence, War, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Misogyny, Police brutality, Animal cruelty, Slavery, Animal death, Classism, and Grief
aseel_reads's review
- 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
4.25
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War
thebakerbookworm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
There were plot twists within plot twists, and a lot happened to move the story along—there really aren't any dull moments here. I still love Annie and Lee, though I will say that Lee made some annoying choices in this one, and I was kinda glad that we didn't get his POV as much, thanks to the new POV character, Griff. I loved Griff and his whole story (Delo...), and I loved that his perspective gave us a new perspective on the war too, so the story could move beyond the one country of Callipolis. Also it brought more dragons!! And the dragons definitely feature more in this book than in the first.
Annie is still my favorite character, and I loved her growth in this book. Her struggles, her quiet resilience, the choices she's forced to make—I just love her so much. Also, I'm ready for Crissa to have her own POV because she was a real MVP for most of the book and she deserves it.
So basically, no middle-book syndrome here. And of course the cliffhanger ending I did not see coming—book three doesn't come out till next year and color me very upset about this fact!
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Violence