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politewriter's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A rather thrilling fantasy novel. The world building had some rather fantastic depths and color to it. It was really easy to see how the author incorporated their personal experience. I really liked how that meshed. Some elements of their story seemed to get muddled at times, and I found myself needing to go back to reread something in order to understand what was happening. Lots of characters, but the author does a good job of keeping them all straight— as well as their alliances and organizations. However, FL seemed to have very little development throughout the story. She made a lot of odd choices, and that really took away from the tension of the story. I liked the chemistry between the FL and the ML tremendously. I hope to see that further developed in the second volume.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Alcohol, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Stalking
Minor: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Torture
saramarinho's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
This ending was mean!!
Alright, I really enjoyed this book.
Very light reading, good story and easy writing, it keeps you curious throughout every chapter.
Absolutely love Emilia, she's a great character, and Wrath is...intriguing. I needed to see a little more of him though.
There were things I didn't like of course, such as the way some scenes and moments that felt big and powerful suddenly died out, and got fixed in half a dozen lines.
The story develops very well but sometimes I got this feeling that there was a bit of rush to include all the characters in key moments, trying to force the mystery or the shock, and it didn't really work out.
But overall it was the book the helped me fight the reading slump I'm currently facing and now I'm curious the read the next!
Alright, I really enjoyed this book.
Very light reading, good story and easy writing, it keeps you curious throughout every chapter.
Absolutely love Emilia, she's a great character, and Wrath is...intriguing. I needed to see a little more of him though.
There were things I didn't like of course, such as the way some scenes and moments that felt big and powerful suddenly died out, and got fixed in half a dozen lines.
The story develops very well but sometimes I got this feeling that there was a bit of rush to include all the characters in key moments, trying to force the mystery or the shock, and it didn't really work out.
But overall it was the book the helped me fight the reading slump I'm currently facing and now I'm curious the read the next!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Death, Grief, Violence, Stalking, Religious bigotry, and Murder
powellki's review
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Slavery, Religious bigotry, and Hate crime
Moderate: Vomit
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