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abitbetterbooks'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
As always, narration by Will Patton was absolutely incredible. I think that his voice and Maggie’s work were made for each other. In some ways, I think I am more lenient with Maggie’s writing when listening because I’m always having such a wonderful time enjoying the inflection and power in the narration that I’m less likely to pick apart things that bother me or notice when things don’t line up the way they should.
This was in many ways, a beautiful conclusion. The characters got the endings that they deserved and everything felt beautifully concluded in a way that left the reader satisfied but also make us ponder the future of the characters a little bit more. I think I will think about this series a lot in the future and have these beautifully rendered characters alive in my brain for a long time.
That being said, and all of the respect in the world to Maggie Stiefvater, I do think that the magic system got a bit too big for its breeches in this story. I know that you have to increase stakes and scale as you move through a series but I think that
I still have mixed feelings about Bryde and I need to hash those out a bit more.
Graphic: Gun violence and Murder
Moderate: Death and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
toopunkrockforshul'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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
thalia16'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
4.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
trintrin'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
Is this the perfectest book ever? No, there are plenty of things that I think could've been handled better.
But just the fact that it put me into a reading slump for weeks because I was so scared to finish it with all those cliff-hangers, and all those insane plot-twists that mirrored or were foreshadowed in the previous books making me want to reread them,
If the fact that this might be the last book ever featuring these wonderful characters and this wonderful universe influenced the rating, we're not gonna talk about it :)
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Cursing, and Alcohol
softiejace'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
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Medical content
booksandstardust'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
Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
solouncapitulomas'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
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence and Murder
themiscyra_anna's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, Blood, Car accident, and Alcohol
Moderate: Confinement, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder
melurmom's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
thegr1mreader's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cursing and Murder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Classism