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diana_raquel's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? Yes
4.75
“To get what you want, you have to know exactly how much you are willing to give up.”
As serialized books go, there's something called "second-book syndrome", wherein a writer fails to write a second book that will live up to the first one. Well, this book doesn't suffer from this syndrome. It was better than the first, even. This book is the one that shows that the arguments used for criticizing in a negative way the first fell apart (I addressed these arguments in my review of Captive Prince). The relationship between the main characters starts to be a more equal one and the plot continues to be interesting as the first one, with a well-structured structure and plot twists that fall into place at the right moment.
This is truly one of my favorite series! I completely recommend it!
As serialized books go, there's something called "second-book syndrome", wherein a writer fails to write a second book that will live up to the first one. Well, this book doesn't suffer from this syndrome. It was better than the first, even. This book is the one that shows that the arguments used for criticizing in a negative way the first fell apart (I addressed these arguments in my review of Captive Prince). The relationship between the main characters starts to be a more equal one and the plot continues to be interesting as the first one, with a well-structured structure and plot twists that fall into place at the right moment.
This is truly one of my favorite series! I completely recommend it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, Gore, Kidnapping, Slavery, Torture, War, Physical abuse, and Death
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Suicide, Child abuse, and Rape
Minor: Infidelity and Pregnancy
louisa_pennyfeather2021's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-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
5.0
This one did things to me. I haven't had a reaction to a book ending like this in a while. The author has to be projecting onto Laurant, meaning that they both plan ahead and have everything planned out. It's brilliant.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, War, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Classism, Slavery, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, Alcohol, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Child death
Minor: Drug use, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy
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