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aoife_taylors_version2413's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape
aneverbird's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Body horror
alices13thdiary's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
First of all, check TWs.
second, corien is annoying and whiny.as rielle said, it's his own damn fault. he literally started a war and then Didn't expect to be punished?
Third, if u want a book where both MCs are just Constantly angry and experience absolutely No other emotion, then this book is for u!
fourth. Plot twists. plenty of them, but did i care? not a single bit. there was 1 where i was actually shocked, but the rest, meh. every time one happened, i either 1 didn't care about the characters enough to be all that upset about it, 2 there was absolutely ZERO build-up to it which just made it disappointing, or 3 i saw it coming.
fifth there are absolutely 0 consequences for the actions of any of the characters and there are 0 stakes involved.u thought lu was gonna die? no, rielle saves her in the same damn chapter. what abt harkan? no, he's back. what abt all of the lying rielle and lu do? not until the very end and then the consequences are on audric bc he was understandably upset abt being betrayed. the queen? no, not her either cus rielle brings her back.
sixth the romance. Corien calls rielle CHILD.and lu literally tells rielle that corien wants nothing more than the power she can give him. & he forces himself on her in CH41. but people support them and him. HUH
and eliana & simon just felt bland.
audric and rielle were okay? except for all of the lying (which made me feel bad for audric most of the time, except for ch41.)
also the lines in which rielle and lu are supposed to be written as best friends, sisters, and potential romantic love interests are Very blurry and confusing. which reminds me, why are rielle and audric talking about a threesome with lu when lu and audric are cousins
anyways as a final conclusion, my thoughts can be summed up as that little girl is a child, i don't wanna see you sniffing around her anymore this afternoon. do u understand me? boy have u lost ur mind cus i'll help u find it
second, corien is annoying and whiny.
Third, if u want a book where both MCs are just Constantly angry and experience absolutely No other emotion, then this book is for u!
fourth. Plot twists. plenty of them, but did i care? not a single bit. there was 1 where i was actually shocked, but the rest, meh. every time one happened, i either 1 didn't care about the characters enough to be all that upset about it, 2 there was absolutely ZERO build-up to it which just made it disappointing, or 3 i saw it coming.
fifth there are absolutely 0 consequences for the actions of any of the characters and there are 0 stakes involved.
sixth the romance. Corien calls rielle CHILD.
and eliana & simon just felt bland.
audric and rielle were okay? except for all of the lying (which made me feel bad for audric most of the time, except for ch41.)
also the lines in which rielle and lu are supposed to be written as best friends, sisters, and potential romantic love interests are Very blurry and confusing. which reminds me, why are rielle and audric talking about a threesome with lu when lu and audric are cousins
anyways as a final conclusion, my thoughts can be summed up as that little girl is a child, i don't wanna see you sniffing around her anymore this afternoon. do u understand me? boy have u lost ur mind cus i'll help u find it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Incest, Murder, and Sexual assault
k_menard1129's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Sexual content and Violence
Minor: Sexual assault and Suicide
stormywolf's review
challenging
dark
sad
tense
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? Yes
3.0
This was not the best time to read this through. Then again, I don't know if there's ever a good time to read a book like this, but definitely not when you're already feeling depressed. It's not uncommon for the 2nd book in a trilogy to be more depressing than the first, what with needing to set up for the more triumphant finale, but this one, I think, takes it to a new extreme. I mean, I don't even think Catching Fire (The Hunger Games) was this disheartening.
Read my full review at The Wolf's Den
Overall, I think Kingsbane was well written, though maybe a little slow in places, and a great character study in how love, and grief and fear can shape people. Both story and characters are detailed and complex, and every chapter knows just how to end to where you want to get back to their story as quick as possible. Of course, you end up feeling that way for both storylines, so you're stuck reading the book as written. If you were intrigued by the first book, you'll definitely want to continue their stories, but I might recommend waiting until the next book is out so you're not left in so much despair for so long...
Read my full review at The Wolf's Den
Overall, I think Kingsbane was well written, though maybe a little slow in places, and a great character study in how love, and grief and fear can shape people. Both story and characters are detailed and complex, and every chapter knows just how to end to where you want to get back to their story as quick as possible. Of course, you end up feeling that way for both storylines, so you're stuck reading the book as written. If you were intrigued by the first book, you'll definitely want to continue their stories, but I might recommend waiting until the next book is out so you're not left in so much despair for so long...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Child death, Blood, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Stalking
Moderate: Infidelity, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Gun violence, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
A good bit of the murder/death is either fantasy (a character snapping a character into ashes or summoning fire at them) or done during battle/war.brynn_books's review against another edition
4.0
This book was amazing!! And I feel betrayed!
I will admit it did take me 1 1/2 months to read because I just started my junior year of high school and I’ve been hella busy but it was so good.
I NEED THE SEQUEL NOW!!!
I will admit it did take me 1 1/2 months to read because I just started my junior year of high school and I’ve been hella busy but it was so good.
I NEED THE SEQUEL NOW!!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Genocide, and Self harm
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