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vaguely_pink's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Gore, Torture, Death, Body horror, and Confinement
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Classism, Murder, Animal death, Gaslighting, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
The sounds of fae torture and vomiting are pretty intense in the graphic audio version.moanareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Gore, Gaslighting, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual content, Vomit, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Slavery
thatswhatshanread's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Yeah fantasy isn’t usually my thingggggg but people change!!!
✨ she’s a High Fae girly now!!!!! ✨ (Please read this next line in that one voice from Shrek) ANYTHING FOR YOU, MY LORD!!!
Anyway, Feyre is an awesome protagonist and I’m so looking forward to what next awaits her in Prythian…
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, War, and Violence
Moderate: Vomit, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Drug use
Minor: Cursing
lqne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Murder, Slavery, Classism, Confinement, Death, Torture, War, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Vomit
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Excrement, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity
lizzye33's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Hate crime, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Gore, Grief, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, War, and Vomit
Minor: Sexual content, Slavery, Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexism, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Medical trauma
quietlex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Also, Feyre is an idiot. Makes it really hard to love her character when she continuously makes the worst decisions over and over.
Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Classism, Confinement, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Slavery, and War
thegrandmafriend's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Blood, and Torture
Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Physical abuse
Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
chococaptain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
TW: mentions of non consensual sexual advances
long story short: I’m literally nursing a headache as I read the last few chapters. why I’m having a headache, you might ask? well… (ellipsis totally intended)
(nah jk my toothache is making my headache but damn did this book make the pain worse)
the book was a difficult read in so many different aspects. the writing style was so bad, the plot was too predictable, and the characters were extremely flat.
- writing style -
MY GOD the amount of ellipses and em-dashes in this book is so??????????? like why???? SJM has an editor but why are there… so… many… ellipses—and even more em-dashes that don’t make sense!!!!! maaaan this would NEVER pass a basic creative writing class in my uni. it’s unbearable. I swear every time I see an ellipsis or em-dash aged me. why does SJM use it so much? for emphasis? jeez everything is emphasised then. for suspense? it’s just too predictable.
also, “parameter” instead of “perimeter”? really? AND WATERY BOWELS? girl is your stomach ok?
- plot -
“it’s a modern retelling of beauty and the beast.” retelling? you mean a poorly paraphrased beauty and the beast???
another thing that annoyed me is how everything was just so easy for Feyre (more on this later).
LAST THING UNDER THIS! the plot is slower than my brain when faced by a math problem. my work friend asked me about the book when she found out I was reading it. I told her “I’m around 50% but nothing major yet.” and then I realised that dang I’m already halfway and there’s nothing cool happening yet?!
- characters -
yep, the characters are flatter than a plywood. Feyre is dumb (everyone: “Feyre, don’t do this.” Feyre: “sorry can’t hear you!”) Tamlin is manipulative and lowkey a sexual predator??? so is Rhysand.
I also feel like Isaac Hale is not needed.
I already scheduled the rest of the series for my august tbr but uhhh……….. idk.
wow this is the longest review I’ve ever done (not counting the papers I had to write for my lit classes lol). I didn’t like this book but would totally recommend so I can have more ppl I can rant to about this book 😆
Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gaslighting, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Torture, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
jmeier's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Cultural appropriation, Confinement, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Blood, Kidnapping, War, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Animal death, Colonisation, Drug use, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Murder, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Kidnapping, Rape, Mental illness, and Sexual assault
georgie_mb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Even though it took me a while to read as it was on my kindle, whenever I picked it up I was hooked!! Loved everything about Feyre, with such brilliant world building and a beautiful love story. The second half of the book had me going through so many emotions, and seriously levelled this up in my mind from your usual YA fantasy.
I did guess the riddle straight away, but I’ll let our girl off, she’s not exactly super read up.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Confinement, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement