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josiee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Mental illness, Stalking, Biphobia, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Grief, Violence, Vomit, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Body shaming, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
febber'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Confinement and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Sexual content
natroze'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: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Mental illness, Confinement, and Grief
Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Slavery, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Death of parent, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, War, Murder, and Rape
nimeneth'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: Confinement, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Gore, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Vomit, and Misogyny
katievallin'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
3.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Stalking, Sexual content, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Violence, War, and Vomit
Moderate: Child abuse, Murder, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent
what_karla_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Blood, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexism
bookwitch934'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: Sexual content and Violence
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual harassment, and War
Minor: Vomit
bzliz'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? It's complicated
3.25
Feyre flourishes as part of the night court and I think it’s the journey we all hope for when someone gets out of a toxic relationship.
A lot of the action sequences start out of nowhere which I don’t love. It feels like its more for shock value than having a purpose to move the plot forward. One battle with good build up was the one in Velaris. There were little hints that something was no right and it showed the crew that they’d been betrayed. Within the battle, Feyre’s powers grew in scale but stayed true to what we saw her training with earlier. I also appreciated that while Feyre can get vicious to defend her city and her people, she’s not immune to the hurt it causes her to kill.
The graphic audio is truly the best way to read these books. The cast is very talented and it feels so much richer. The stakes feel higher and the tension feels much deeper when you can hear a character struggling in the background (the ending, in particular). I’m excited to read the next book with the graphic audio soon!
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Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Sexism, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Vomit
thetearex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Death, Blood, Body horror, Eating disorder, and Injury/Injury detail
wafer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Clearly, Maas is doing something right. I like a lot of what’s going on here. I think the politics are fun and the ending hook promising. There’s a handful of characters here that I enjoy, particularly Mor and Lucien. Nesta as well! What a glow-up!
But the writing is just so, so blah. As repetitious in its diction (how many dogs does Feyre have in those bones of hers?) as well as its blocking. Maas has a really bad habit of having her side characters trauma dump and Feyre have some sort of physical reaction to it. And that’s a shame! Because there are parts that I think are written well. She just needs a tighter editor to reign it all in and cut a good couple hundo pages from the manuscript.
I also feel the need to point out, and I don’t think she did this on purpose, but Maas absolutely took the concept of the dying stars and the house of mist from the first and third books of the Howl’s Moving Castle series. If I wanted to be a little catty, I’d extend that to the dreamlike castle in the sky imagery as well.
Eh, the gender essentialism is ever-present. I guess Maas is just allergic to the words ‘man’ and ‘woman’ but what can you do, really? I found myself getting used to it, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it. It’s omegaverse lite, is what it is. I won’t even go into the ham-fisted milady feminism by way of Rhysand - many others will and have probably done a better job of that than me.
I had fun though, you know? And that’s the point at the end of the day. Having fun. A good, light time. Escapism?
Graphic: Sexism, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny