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readingwithkaitlyn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Gore, Death, Murder, Animal death, Animal cruelty, War, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Grief
Minor: Torture, Slavery, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, Alcohol, and Confinement
potatowitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Violence, and War
katiekeske's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Out of all the gods so far, Kassam would be the one I would love the most because he's happy, talks to animals, and takes care of nature, but the Hedonism just ruined it for me really. That's just me. Others may not have an issue with it as much.
I would still happily read more in this series if Ruby writes another because I love the world building and mythology of it.
Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, War, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death and Murder
Minor: Addiction and Alcohol
alisoun's review
- 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
4.0
It was great to start on Earth. That being said, by the time we got to Aos I somewhat missed the world building of the previous two books because they didn't really cover new ground. They went to locations that have already been explored, not counting Kassam's wild lands which I get are not that exciting, but I still missed the interactions with Aos locals.
I really loved the characters too, particularly Carly's mum and Kassam. I feel like Carly could have gone through a bit more of a development process - we are told a lot that she doesn't finish things, and I didn't quite feel we got to enjoy her working through that trauma and actually succeeding and finishing things with Kassam. I think some more conflict about this would have made her a stronger character.
I also was a little confused about the fuss Carly made about all the unprotected sex they were having (classic Ruby am I right? But I love it what can I say hahaha). She made a big fuss about getting the morning after pill, never did, sort of not really used condoms and there was NO mention of a risk of pregnancy at all after the first third. I think that should have been left out entirely OR picked up again. So fair warning pregnancy is discussed but not experienced in detail (I will put in the content warnings too).
I know I've put a lot of critiques here but truly I really loved this book. Hedonism is so intense sometimes but the discussions Carly and Kassam have about it make it less fun in a way. They both find it exhausting, but it's just something Kassam has to do. Fair warning that it could be seen as dubious consent because of the effect of hedonism in the first part of the book, but after Carly works some things out it changes their relationship. Truly in the final third there was hardly any sexy sex scenes, but in a way that was more powerful.
And the epilogue 😰🌶️💦💦 very nice.
Graphic: Gore, Blood, War, Violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, and Alcohol
Minor: Pregnancy and Drug abuse
millennia'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
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Gore, and Murder
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Kidnapping