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shelvedbygrace's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Excrement, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
Minor: Cursing and Torture
angelofthetardis's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
As suspected, part 2 of this graphic audio gets down to business and elevates the main action of this story to new heights. There's a lot to be said for using this medium to aid your imagination; you're still reliant upon your own mind to visualise the characters, settings etc. (rather than actors, directors, set designers etc doing the work for you), but at the same time the audio effects help bring it to life and solidify what may otherwise be quite fuzzy thoughts. In this instance, it's particularly helpful when we head Under the Mountain - the sounds add an extra layer of tension/jeopardy to proceedings. Likewise, they add a little bit of extra heat to the spicy scenes!
And yet, it's incredibly easy to listen to and doesn't take a lit of brain power - if you do just want to sit back and let the story wash over you, this is still a great option because the images should almost come to you unbidden. It's a great story, with fabulous worldbuilding, strong characters and beautiful descriptions (for the most part... we'll leave aside the repeated instances of watery bowels), which really lends itself to sparking your imagination.
Yes, I'm still disappointed that Rhysand isn't being played by a Brit, but now we have a little more to go on I'm actually quite taken with this version of him! He's not quite got the drawl I imagine Rhys to have, but so far his interpretation of the character is very good. And Amarantha is spot on!
The only quibble I had with this one was that the levels of speech to background effects were a bit off in a couple of places; there were some instances where the music was almost too loud for you to hear the dialogue. Only a minor foible, but just something that made me fall out of my restful state while enjoying this.
Very much looking forward to the ACOMAF graphic audio now! Although I really won't be cueing thar one up until tomorrow.
And yet, it's incredibly easy to listen to and doesn't take a lit of brain power - if you do just want to sit back and let the story wash over you, this is still a great option because the images should almost come to you unbidden. It's a great story, with fabulous worldbuilding, strong characters and beautiful descriptions (for the most part... we'll leave aside the repeated instances of watery bowels), which really lends itself to sparking your imagination.
Yes, I'm still disappointed that Rhysand isn't being played by a Brit, but now we have a little more to go on I'm actually quite taken with this version of him! He's not quite got the drawl I imagine Rhys to have, but so far his interpretation of the character is very good. And Amarantha is spot on!
The only quibble I had with this one was that the levels of speech to background effects were a bit off in a couple of places; there were some instances where the music was almost too loud for you to hear the dialogue. Only a minor foible, but just something that made me fall out of my restful state while enjoying this.
Very much looking forward to the ACOMAF graphic audio now! Although I really won't be cueing thar one up until tomorrow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture, Gore, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Murder, and Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Animal death, and Excrement
sandsing7's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.5
This is, without a doubt, the worst book I have read in a decade. Feyra is a weird, over-sexualized combination of Bella from Twilight, Katniss from The Hunger Games, and Belle from Beauty and the Beast. The writing is soooo atrocious that the audiobook read like some kind of campy soap opera. Don’t even get me started on the answer to the riddle. 🙄 The. absolute. worst.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Gore, Confinement, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
wavephase's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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? No
3.75
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Major Character Death
Category: F/M
Relationships: Feyre/Tamlin
Characters: Feyre, Nesta, Elain, Feyre's Father, Isaac Hale, Tamlin, Lucien, Andras, Alis, The Surriel, Rhysand, The Attor, Amarantha, Jurian, Clare Beddor, The Lady of the Autumn Court, Nuala & Cerridwen
Additional Tags: Beauty and the Beast retelling, Fae & Fairies, Fantasy AU, Stokholm Syndrome
Original Language: English
Stats:
Produced: 2022
Hours: 11h 55m
Chapters: 11
Originally Published: 2015
Words: ~130,000
Chapters: 46
Warnings: Major Character Death
Category: F/M
Relationships: Feyre/Tamlin
Characters: Feyre, Nesta, Elain, Feyre's Father, Isaac Hale, Tamlin, Lucien, Andras, Alis, The Surriel, Rhysand, The Attor, Amarantha, Jurian, Clare Beddor, The Lady of the Autumn Court, Nuala & Cerridwen
Additional Tags: Beauty and the Beast retelling, Fae & Fairies, Fantasy AU, Stokholm Syndrome
Original Language: English
Stats:
Produced: 2022
Hours: 11h 55m
Chapters: 11
Originally Published: 2015
Words: ~130,000
Chapters: 46
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Murder, Gore, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Alcohol, and Vomit
Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Genocide, Abandonment, War, and Death of parent
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