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vettechmama3's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
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? It's complicated
4.5
This has been my favorite read of this series so far. Once again there were some parts that dragged out and I had to trudge through to finish, but the things that come to light and discoveries that are made had me sitting on the edge of my seat excited to read and learn more. Poppy is still a freaking badass. Casteel and Kieran are just š I do wonder each book just how much more Poppy is going to have to deal with. Poor girl needs a break š„ŗš¤£ I am following an alternative reading and am jumping to Flesh and Fire book 1 and am excited to dive back in!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Blood, War, and Hate crime
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Grief, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Terminal illness, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy
vermontsnowboarder's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
As the third book in this series, I expected more. Several issues plagued this book.
1) The first 80% of the book was filler. The only important events happen in the last 20% of the story.
2) In book 1, there was a kidnapping. In book 2, there was a kidnapping. In book 3, there was a kidnapping at the beginning and a kidnapping at the end. I desperately need Armentrout to pick a new trope. Please. I'm begging.
3) Poppy's useless inner monologues continue, and they're painful to read at times. They go beyond not understanding things until she does to actually being poor writing.
4) Casteel only wants to and cares about getting into Poppy's pants. He is a useless character with little purpose other than getting Poppy off.
5) Kieran and Poppy have a much healthier relationship than Poppy and Casteel.
6) LOTS of repetition - I don't need every detail rehashed in every book.
1) The first 80% of the book was filler. The only important events happen in the last 20% of the story.
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3) Poppy's useless inner monologues continue, and they're painful to read at times. They go beyond not understanding things until she does to actually being poor writing.
4) Casteel only wants to and cares about getting into Poppy's pants. He is a useless character with little purpose other than getting Poppy off.
5) Kieran and Poppy have a much healthier relationship than Poppy and Casteel.
6) LOTS of repetition - I don't need every detail rehashed in every book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping and Sexual content
Moderate: Blood and Violence
selestre's review against another edition
emotional
informative
mysterious
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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Grief
Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, War, and Panic attacks/disorders
hanschub's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
4.5
not a fan of the continuous use of the words āmaleā and āfemaleā when they could be replaced with other words. terminology and a little predictability urged me to knock off half a star.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Murder, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Classism, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape
toastyghosty13's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
2.75
i found this book to be soooo frustratingly slow. it started off strong and i really enjoyed the prior 2 books, so i had high hopes. instead, it felt very repetitive of āinsert new problem here that arisesā and āhave to find this artifact/person/locationā to get further down the plan, but all of these problems and necessity of key items/persons/locations are seemingly come out of nowhere.
i also was frustrated that the book before this spends soooo long getting to a location, and then finally arrived there at the end, but only because we barely spend any time in the final location during this book and then immediately back track to the location we just came from in the previous book. we spent so long trying to get to atlantia and barely got a good glimpse of it.
i also am getting tired of hearing how strong and courageous and beautiful and brave poppy is. this is one of a multitude of reasons this book could do with some better editing.
i wish i enjoyed this more since i liked the previous books so much. not sure if/when i will get around to the rest of the books in the series and the books in the prequel series.
i also was frustrated that the book before this spends soooo long getting to a location, and then finally arrived there at the end, but only because we barely spend any time in the final location during this book and then immediately back track to the location we just came from in the previous book. we spent so long trying to get to atlantia and barely got a good glimpse of it.
i also am getting tired of hearing how strong and courageous and beautiful and brave poppy is. this is one of a multitude of reasons this book could do with some better editing.
i wish i enjoyed this more since i liked the previous books so much. not sure if/when i will get around to the rest of the books in the series and the books in the prequel series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Blood
jnp3752's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Murder
mari_books's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
This bookā¦I wanted to hold out and wait for it to make sense butā¦aside from some of the spicy scenes and clever dialogue I really canāt find many things I enjoyed about this book. The world building and lore are so confusing and frankly bizarre, itās almost like AI generated dark romance. The pacing seemed way off most of the time, with pages of scenery description but rushing past meeting core new characters or action scenes. I also found all the sex during or after violence/ threatening violence to be whiplash inducing and again pacing was so off I canāt say Iāll read any more of this series - Iāve kind of seen all I need to see.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual content, Blood, Sexual harassment, Torture, Murder, War, and Sexual violence
rorireads33's review against another edition
adventurous
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? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Violence
vabraham's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Pleasantly Surprised by how invested I became in the plot. I feel like some of the sequences of Poppy asking questions is too repetitive throughout the series, and Iām hoping thereās more āshow donāt tellā soon
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Blood
itmakessenseincontext's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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? No
4.0
Holy shit. This blew me away. While I love the romance and smut elements, this book shines when it leans into the fantasy side of the genre
While this book and series could have more internal consistency with regards to where technology and clothing construction are at (which is just the clothing historian I me nitpicking), the building of the fantasy elements really distracts from it for me.
I also love the development of Poppy into a more assured individual, and the exploration of her relationships outside of Casteel. Especailly with Keiran, the conversationin the tunnels after Casteel was captured and Lyra killed? It broke me
Any way, I can be found mailing zippers to atlantia, because with the level of tech they should have they should have zippers.
While this book and series could have more internal consistency with regards to where technology and clothing construction are at (which is just the clothing historian I me nitpicking), the building of the fantasy elements really distracts from it for me.
I also love the development of Poppy into a more assured individual, and the exploration of her relationships outside of Casteel. Especailly with Keiran, the conversation
Any way, I can be found mailing zippers to atlantia, because with the level of tech they should have they should have zippers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Classism