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takarakei'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
5.0
- Seriously amazing characters
- Political intrigue
- Dragons and magic
- Sapphic romance
The true definition of an epic sweeping high fantasy. Going into this I basically only knew two things: sapphic and dragons. I would've liked to get more dragons, but I feel as if that might be coming in Priory. I have not read TPOTOT yet as I decided to do this prequel first. I think because of that I had to get all the world building out of the way and it took about 200+ pages before I felt like I wasn't constantly referencing maps/character lists (tho I SUPER appreciate them being included). There are a lot of background characters and it takes a bit to get settled into the main POVs, but all the main characters are all just scrumptious. Truly hard to pick a favorite (although personally are Glorian and Dumai). I look forward to reading Priory next month (one 800+ pg book per month is all I can handle)!
I was originally gonna rate this 4.75 stars but I just cannot stop thinking about it, so it's 5 stars.
Graphic: Pregnancy, War, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual content, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent
Minor: Grief
eleanora's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pregnancy, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, War, Religious bigotry, Medical content, and Infidelity
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol
abiofpellinor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, War, and Fire/Fire injury
questingnotcoasting'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Violence, and War
aileron'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, War, Violence, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Animal death
Minor: Suicide, Cannibalism, and Child death
quinnyquinnquinn'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
5.0
Graphic: War, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent
Minor: Kidnapping, Animal death, and Suicide
gracewiley'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
Graphic: War, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Animal death, and Body horror
Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Child death, Sexual content, Medical content, and Xenophobia
micheala's review against another edition
4.5
This one takes place 500 years before Priory, however I would still recommend reading it after Priory. There are a couple of world building things that get revealed as Priory progresses that are introduced much sooner in ADoFN that I think would take away some enjoyment from Priory.
ADoFN has more POVs, but they are better balanced then in Priory. I actually found myself interested in all of them, despite seeing certain character reveals coming from a long way off.
I also think the character work in general was more effective this time. I loved the breadth of relationships we see, with Tunuva and Esbar's being my personal favourite.
One of my critics about Priory was how abrupt the final battle felt, and this one doesn't have that issue at all. As well, I just think the pacing and how all the POVs interconnect is better done.
In general, I think that ADoFN is just slightly better written. It's not perfect, but I am interested in seeing any other snapshots in time in this world that the author chooses to write.
If you have the chance, the audiobook has a wonderful interview with the author at the end that is well worth the listen.
Moderate: War, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Grief, and Violence
Minor: Cannibalism
alyanna_dm'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? No
5.0
Graphic: War, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Pregnancy
shantalia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, War, Fire/Fire injury, and Death