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filipa_maia's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
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? It's complicated
4.0
This book was such a surprise! I was not expecting to become so invested in this characters and a story about war.
I like how strong Iris is, I like how fearless Kitt is, I like Attie, and Marisol - this book has bunch of interesting and unique characters.
I loved all the twists and turns the plot took, just when I thought I had everything figured out, something completely blindsided me and I was caught of guard.
I can't wait to read the second book, find out more about these Gods, about Forest and how it will all end.
I like how strong Iris is, I like how fearless Kitt is, I like Attie, and Marisol - this book has bunch of interesting and unique characters.
I loved all the twists and turns the plot took, just when I thought I had everything figured out, something completely blindsided me and I was caught of guard.
I can't wait to read the second book, find out more about these Gods, about Forest and how it will all end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma, Classism, Violence, War, Abandonment, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Gaslighting, and Grief
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Addiction
octoberharbor's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
General:
Characters are written well enough and I liked their progression. I loved how magic seeped into the nooks and crannies of the world. The warring gods, people trapped in-between unknown truths, and using myths to try a piece together the reason citizens are compelled to die for a cause unknown to them makes for a tense and mysterious read.
Spoilers:
Two rival columnists connected by their magic typewriters is a cute premise. The evolution to war torn lovers is emotionally impactful. There's always a part of me that can appr ciate a tragic ending. So while we didn't fully commit to character death I appreciated what we got and this could be a potentially darker twist than death.
Characters are written well enough and I liked their progression. I loved how magic seeped into the nooks and crannies of the world. The warring gods, people trapped in-between unknown truths, and using myths to try a piece together the reason citizens are compelled to die for a cause unknown to them makes for a tense and mysterious read.
Spoilers:
Two rival columnists connected by their magic typewriters is a cute premise. The evolution to war torn lovers is emotionally impactful. There's always a part of me that can appr ciate a tragic ending. So while we didn't fully commit to character death I appreciated what we got and this could be a potentially darker twist than death.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Violence, Death, and War
abbey_marie's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
sad
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? No
5.0
Stunning. This book is such a whirlwind of emotions, so real and raw and beautiful. I haven’t read a book that has moved me so much in so long. I will treasure this book so much. I am proud to have it on my shelf and hope to one day share it with my children. I don’t even have kids yet but I’m convinced that this will be on my shelf for a lifetime, it’s so beautiful and I never want to let it go!
It started out slow and I honestly quite liked the pacing of that. In the middle and end is where it really ramped up, many emotional scenes that had me needing to take a break from reading because they were so raw and well written. It’s truly moving.
If you’re looking for a high fantasy book, this isn’t it. It doesn’t have a lot of the fantasy elements, though I’ve heard the second book does. It has more magical realism I think than fantasy. But if you’re looking for a beautiful love story, a book with elements of what feels like historical fiction (it seems to be set in the 1910s or 20s), an atmospheric novel, an emotional adventure of a read, this is it. This is everything I didn’t know I needed and I am beyond excited for the second in the duology! (And so glad that it isn’t a trilogy because my heart might explode if I had to wait for a third book!)
It started out slow and I honestly quite liked the pacing of that. In the middle and end is where it really ramped up, many emotional scenes that had me needing to take a break from reading because they were so raw and well written. It’s truly moving.
If you’re looking for a high fantasy book, this isn’t it. It doesn’t have a lot of the fantasy elements, though I’ve heard the second book does. It has more magical realism I think than fantasy. But if you’re looking for a beautiful love story, a book with elements of what feels like historical fiction (it seems to be set in the 1910s or 20s), an atmospheric novel, an emotional adventure of a read, this is it. This is everything I didn’t know I needed and I am beyond excited for the second in the duology! (And so glad that it isn’t a trilogy because my heart might explode if I had to wait for a third book!)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and War
Moderate: Body horror, Death of parent, Vomit, Alcoholism, and Grief
Minor: Sexual content, Medical content, and Excrement
This book has several intense war scenes in it and graphic scenes of violence and death. If you are sensitive to those, you may want to read this slowly, take breaks, or this may not be the book for you. It also has some elements of alcoholism, grief, death of a parent, and PTSD. It does have one sex scene, but it’s tastefully done and not graphic.anndreya's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
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? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and War
Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Blood
Minor: Grief, Body horror, and Sexual content
jackiegual's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, War, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Body horror, Medical content, and Death
boyname's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Death of parent, and Genocide
Moderate: Gore and Alcoholism
Minor: Death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
anastasialovesbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Thisss one. Ugh it's been so long were a book made me smile and cry and just want to throw across the room and scream "whyyyyy??!!"
I ate up this book. I enjoyed the slight fantasy elements included in what seems like a story placed in like the 50s.
Iris was such a real character with flaws I could even see in myself. She had fears and worries that were so real to me. Roman was the same. They both annoyed me at first because they would say such mean things to each other and seem to just move past it. But that's probably were the enemies to lovers comes in. Which is one of my favorite tropes to read.
I don't want to give to much of the story away but it gave me all the feels. It has romance, travel, actions trauma, loss and so much more.
I would recommend to anyone.
I ate up this book. I enjoyed the slight fantasy elements included in what seems like a story placed in like the 50s.
Iris was such a real character with flaws I could even see in myself. She had fears and worries that were so real to me. Roman was the same. They both annoyed me at first because they would say such mean things to each other and seem to just move past it. But that's probably were the enemies to lovers comes in. Which is one of my favorite tropes to read.
I don't want to give to much of the story away but it gave me all the feels. It has romance, travel, actions trauma, loss and so much more.
I would recommend to anyone.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, War, Grief, Medical content, Death of parent, Blood, Addiction, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, and Violence
kds247's review against another edition
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? It's complicated
3.75
This book was quite entertaining. It had decent world building and I loved the letters sent between the characters. The romance was also fun and I thought the story got better as the book went on. However, I felt like the author had a tough time with the delivery of exposition with characters, instead of it being spread out evenly in the story, having multiple pages of a singular monologue to explain everything which I found very bulky. I also think she had trouble finding the characters’ unique voices at times. At certain points in the book I had trouble distinguishing who was saying what, especially quick dialogue between Roman and Iris. Though overall, it’s a solid book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, War, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, Death, Gore, and Murder
loveat1stwrite's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Body horror, and Blood
Moderate: Violence, War, Grief, Gun violence, Death of parent, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
maddiementions's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Blood, and War
Minor: Sexual content