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kassidyreads's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Rape, Grief, and Torture
shinyfox'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
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, War, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Cursing
Moderate: Torture, Slavery, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Alcohol, and Sexual violence
Minor: Vomit and Animal death
sagesaria'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
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Slavery, Violence, and Genocide
hollymileham'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
4.0
it picked up so much in the second half of the book i am obsessed with oraya and raihn's dynamic... the forced proximity was so good and i just know the next book is going to slay too
Graphic: Murder, Violence, War, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Torture, Rape, and Sexual assault
crybabybea's review against another edition
- 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
2.0
I did like the action scenes and felt they had nice pacing and were detailed enough to be understood but not too detailed that they dragged on.
This is compared to The Hunger Games (and I understand why) but I would probably compare it more to The Cruel Prince and the later books of ACOTAR. The plot points were almost exactly like The Cruel Prince but with less developed enemies to lovers. I don't think the political strife or intrigue is enough to accurately compare it to The Hunger Games.
Graphic: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, War, Genocide, Gore, Murder, Rape, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Body horror, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Rape, Grief, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Self harm
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Physical abuse
grayb14's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: War, Blood, Gore, Sexual assault, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence
savvyrosereads'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
4.5
Oraya, the adopted daughter of the Nightborn Vampire King, enters a bloody competition in a quest to earn the power to survive in a deadly society.
I’ll be honest, I totally failed the buddy read this time around—mostly because I got too caught up in a different series. I also had a bit of a struggle getting into this one for some reason…it wasn’t bad, but it also wasn’t clicking for me.
Fortunately, by the time I got about halfway through, this absolutely clicked. I was super entertained for the entire second half, and ultimately stayed up until absurd hours to finish reading because I just needed to know what happened. Some of the final reveals felt a bit predictable, but I still really enjoyed them, loved the relationship between Raihn and Oraya, and can’t wait to see where this goes in book 2!
CW: Violence (including sexual violence), blood/injury; torture; death (including death of children and death of parent)
Graphic: Torture, Child death, Death of parent, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Violence, and War
r3ader'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
This book was awesome. Like TRULY awesome. I recommend it to EVERYONE who loves romantasy (just as much as me).
This is one of these few books you read, that seem like they change the way you see the world.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Blood, Genocide, Gore, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, War, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Classism
Minor: Hate crime, Rape, Torture, War, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, and Slavery
esageser19's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Rape, Grief, Sexual assault, and Torture
Minor: Slavery and War
lillebirken's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Cursing, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Minor: Rape