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strange's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
I can’t say I disliked this book overall, but I found it to be a bit of a disappointing conclusion
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and War
Moderate: Colonisation, Blood, and Violence
Minor: Grief and Torture
moiracoz's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
okay so this books was okay. the writing was great and the characters got so lovable. but why was there setup in the last book of a series? whole new plot lines are introduced for no reason. also there was so elements that i think the author just did research enough. and the romance of this series is kinda annoying and don’t even get me started on the ending
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Islamophobia
aseel_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
2023: 3.75
Whelp, my below review is so sweet and innocent 😅 I felt that the introduction of lore and world building came too late in a series and should have been spread out more throughout the novel, even if just odd tidbits that would make sense at the end of the series. I would love to see more of this world/the strange the dreamer world because I do think it's an interesting idea and Taylor is a good writer.
2017: 5 stars
Oh that was so precious 😍😭 such a perfect perfect ending holy moly, my babies were together and Ertz is healing and it's perfect
It took me forever to get through the first half of the book just because I didn't want the story to end 😂 I really enjoyed the plot and all the mini plots in it
The story didn't end like a happily ever after, but a honest way of post war and rebuilding a world
As always, the writing style was perfect
This definitely one of my favourite series now ♥️
Whelp, my below review is so sweet and innocent 😅 I felt that the introduction of lore and world building came too late in a series and should have been spread out more throughout the novel, even if just odd tidbits that would make sense at the end of the series. I would love to see more of this world/the strange the dreamer world because I do think it's an interesting idea and Taylor is a good writer.
2017: 5 stars
Oh that was so precious 😍😭 such a perfect perfect ending holy moly, my babies were together and Ertz is healing and it's perfect
It took me forever to get through the first half of the book just because I didn't want the story to end 😂 I really enjoyed the plot and all the mini plots in it
The story didn't end like a happily ever after, but a honest way of post war and rebuilding a world
As always, the writing style was perfect
This definitely one of my favourite series now ♥️
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Death, Genocide, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Murder, Animal death, Death of parent, and Gore
lililoves's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The final instalment to Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone series is almost the bridge between the first and second book, taking place in both our world and Eretz. What I loved most about this book is seeing how humans would react to angels appearing in the sky one day (yes, there is a lot of chaos). I also loved learning more about the lore, although as a physicist I struggled to put aside some of my quantum physics knowledge to accept the combined history of Eretz and Earth. In saying that, I liked the combination of fantasy and sci-fi, and I wish it was done more.
I think why I gave this book less stars than the other books is that I felt it could have possibly ended 100 pages earlier than it did. I think the last 100 pages were needed but they almost felt seperate to the rest of the story. I enjoyed them, I just didn't enjoy that they were kinda tacked onto the end...
The ending itself though was beautiful and left me wanting more (looking at you Laini...). I encourage everyone to read the afterward of this series because I think it helped me understand the ending better and why Taylor chose to end the series like she did.
Overall, one of the best YA series I've read in a long time! I would recommend this to anyone that is a fan of SJM or VE Schwab.
I think why I gave this book less stars than the other books is that I felt it could have possibly ended 100 pages earlier than it did. I think the last 100 pages were needed but they almost felt seperate to the rest of the story. I enjoyed them, I just didn't enjoy that they were kinda tacked onto the end...
The ending itself though was beautiful and left me wanting more (looking at you Laini...). I encourage everyone to read the afterward of this series because I think it helped me understand the ending better and why Taylor chose to end the series like she did.
Overall, one of the best YA series I've read in a long time! I would recommend this to anyone that is a fan of SJM or VE Schwab.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, and Torture
radreadswithrachel's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
bringmybooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
Original Read: 2015, Re-Read: July 2023
Original Rating 4 ★ , Re-Read Rating 5 ★
Original Rating 4 ★ , Re-Read Rating 5 ★
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OKAY BUT COME ON HOW IS THIS SO GOOD
(I have minor squabbles re: the ending because I feel like it left a couple of things open ended and I mean it’s fine for them to be open ended because you basically know what’s happening but also I wanted more?? And yeah I know the book was already 600+ pages but I would have read 100 more and that’s the truth)
ALSO LIRAZ’S CHARACTER ARC IS UNPARALLED GENIUS
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Violence, Blood, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Colonisation
Minor: Child death, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Bullying, Sexism, Rape, and Sexual assault
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