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pm_me_book_recs'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
4.5
I'm not even sure if I consider my only complaint a complaint; there is an attempt at LGBTQ representation, and it really fell short- it's a side note of a passing conversation. I would never require all authors to represent identities they are unfamiliar with, that's how you get offensive stereotypes streamlined, right?
While full of feminine power, this story is straight AF.
I listened to this via libro.fm and the narrator was absolutely phenomenal. Her voice is so dynamic and each character has a different, unique, recognizable lilt. She also actually sped up the reading pace during stressful battles, slowed down during introspective bits, and evokes so much emotion. Rebecca Soler deserves a damn award for this reading. I finished all 20 hrs and 45 minutes in a two day period. The final chapter is read by Teddy Hamilton, and while he did a good job, it was jarring for the switch to happen, and I wasn't a big fan of his intonation and representation of our heroine.
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Chronic illness, and Death
Moderate: Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Bullying, and Cursing
roseyposeyreads's review against another edition
- 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: Chronic illness, Violence, Death, Grief, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
folkofthebook'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
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Blood, Murder, and War
Minor: Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Torture
zanazy'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
4.0
I enjoyed the story and look forward to the next one, but don’t let the hype raise your expectations to the max as it’s not THAT amazing. Lots of potential to get there though, so my expectations for book 2 are higher. As for the ending, I don’t think it’s a true cliffhanger. It’s more of an abrupt cutoff but no one is hanging off a cliff.
Graphic: Animal death, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Blood, Chronic illness, and Death
Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcohol, Ableism, Body shaming, and Grief
cait'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
4.5
Minor: Bullying, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, Ableism, Body horror, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, War, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Chronic illness, Drug use, Medical content, and Murder
singingshooter's review
- 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
4.75
Do agree with this TikTok and some of their critique on the writing style of the author. Well, it wasn’t enough to completely take me out of the story and DNF the book. It was a little bit jarring.
Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Body shaming, and Mental illness
Minor: Toxic relationship
blacksphinx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Now, if you're like me and you usually want your romance on the opposite side of the globe from your fantasy, yet you're curious because the hype for this book is SO overwhelming... there's still stuff to like in here. Yes there's two explicit sex scenes in this book you're going to have to flip past, and an annoying amount of "omg this guy is so HOT I can feel him looking at me, he's so SEXY" to eyeroll through, the main plot is a sharp yet fun second world fantasy.
This is a military fantasy, with a mandatory draft and a high level of honor bestowed upon members of the military. Our protagonist trained her whole life to be a scribe but her mother, a general, forces her to enlist as a dragon rider instead. The training process is grueling and lots of characters die on and off the page. I like that our protagonist has a disability - it sounds like Ehlers-Danlos syndrome to me - and I feel like a major through line of the book has to do with dealing with people who won't respect your capabilities or limits. I wasn't expecting the dragons to have such fun personalities and I really enjoyed them. And while I was able to pick up on most of the foreshadowing, there's a fun twist at the end that made me go preorder the next book in the series.
If the hype has you curious, I recommend giving this book a try!
Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, War, Blood, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Ableism, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Chronic illness, Medical content, Vomit, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Death of parent
abookwormspov'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
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Death, Abandonment, War, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Murder, Medical trauma, Gore, Child death, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Genocide
booksalacarte'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
The premise was really good.
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Gore, War, Gaslighting, Cursing, Death, Animal death, Bullying, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
dolores_madil's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, War, and Violence
Moderate: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Animal death, Cursing, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcohol and Drug use