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crocus'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: War and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, and Miscarriage
caitlinjohnson'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
the book did the impossible, it made me genuinely like rhen again which I didn't think was possible but thank you
grey, while I understood his motives and actions, still annoyed me greatly but the ending scenes
JAX, MY LOVE <3
callyn was incredible as soon as she got her head screwed back on straight and (princess) nora was a ray of sunshine
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: War, Abandonment, and Death of parent
Minor: Child death
taryn_g'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Blood, Death, Alcoholism, Animal death, Grief, Miscarriage, War, Death of parent, and Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy and Vomit
speddle's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and War
Moderate: Child death, Blood, Death, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, and Grief
Minor: Animal death
geekmom'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
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and War
littletiramisu'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: Violence, Physical abuse, War, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Murder, Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Sexual assault, Animal death, Child death, and Rape
theespressoedition's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
I loved the original series (primarily the first book), but I never felt the kind of connection to it that I felt while reading this book. There was something really special about the start of this new series. Not only did it continue to include disability rep, it also had queer rep, and dealt with much heavier topics like miscarriage and abuse. While those things might not entice everyone to pick it up, they were really well written, in my opinion. I appreciated the sensitive approach to the challenging elements and the way that they were handled throughout the story. It drew me to the characters and made me relate to them during so many moments.
Along with that, I loved that for the majority of the book, you weren't really sure who you were meant to root for. It seemed as though everyone was a touch morally gray, and that wound up being really appealing. Sure, it was easy to pick favorite couples or characters (at least, it was for me), but you didn't always know whether or not you should trust them. It added to the suspense of the story and had me gasping aloud on multiple occasions when certain things were revealed. The characters were truly the heart and soul of Forging Silver Into Stars and I look forward to seeing how they grow in the coming installations. It was also really special to be let into the lives of some of the beloved characters from the former series. After several years, they had matured a lot and it was comforting to witness how they had changed and grown.
The literal only issue I had with the story was the fact that one of the characters from the original series was villainized a bit in this book. This seems to be something that Kemmerer likes to do to throw you for a loop, just when you think you understand everyone. She did this in the Cursebreakers series,
Truly, I'm just so excited to find out what happens next. That ending was fantastic and left me with a lot of questions that I hope will be answered in the sequel!
Graphic: Torture, Blood, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and War
Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Alcoholism, and Sexual content
Minor: Animal death and Vomit
emily_reads09's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, War, Vomit, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy
anniereads221's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Vomit, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Violence