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christinereads1823's review
- 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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Grief
christina_chen's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Addiction, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Bullying, Gaslighting, Genocide, and Torture
kathrynleereads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Across time and space, they both find themselves being manipulated and coerced by Corien, leader of the angels and the Undying Empire.
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This was so out-of-character for her that I actually went back and reread a bit to make sure I hadn’t missed something.
Evyline - Honestly, Rielle didn’t deserve Evyline. She was loyal to Rielle without a single doubt.
Even when Rielle sided with the angels, Evyline shifted her loyalty to Audric, knowing that he was Rielle’s best chance to come back to herself and the right side.
Garver - I love this man. Right in the Furyborn prologue, he had reminded Simon to not judge Rielle too harshly because she had once been just a girl.
He seemed to understand better than most of the characters that what Rielle was going through was not her fault (at least entirely).
Tal - At no point in this series was I a fan of Tal. His whole relationship with Rielle was so weird and bordered on the line of an obsession.
Obritsa - For such a young girl, Obritsa really had herself together.
Atheria - I love Atheria with my whole heart. Her presence acted as a sort of moral compass.
I also appreciated that Atheria’s role as a moral compass extended past Rielle to Audric as well. She was by his side the whole time he fought, helping when she could, but being a constant supporting presence.
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ELIANA'S TIMELINE
Eliana - I’ve been trying for days to put down all my feelings about Eliana and the ending that she got, but I just can’t seem to fin the right words.
I’m so grateful for Zahra and the fact that, through her, a spark of the person that Eliana was still lives on.
I’m happy that she now gets to grow up properly, with Audric and Zahra and Simon there, but the hardships that she went through made her the person she was.
Simon - Simon’s story simultaneously aggrevated me and made me so deeply sad.
The idea that he underwent such incredible torture starting at the age of eight is horrible.
And for that revelation to happen only hours before he is then killed by Corien? Brutal.
He deserved so much more than that ending, and I hope that little Simon eventually gets the ending he deserves with little Eliana.
The Prophet - After a book and a half of guessing who The Prophet was, Lightbringer finally confirmed my hunch.
He followed in his sister's footsteps but stayed true to the person he was, studying and loving stories more than anything else.
"May I tell you the rest?" she asked. "May I tell you the story of your daughter?"
Tears in his eyes, completely undone, Audric nodded, and then he listened through the night as Zahra spoke of a future that would never be.
Those were the words that broke me and finally drew out all the tears I’d been holding in.
Suffice it to say, Lightbringer broke me.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, and War
Moderate: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual content, and Slavery
Minor: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Pregnancy, and Animal death
eve_reads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
⁕ Rielle is one of the most complex heroines in the New Adult Fantasy genre and no one can convince me otherwise. Thank you, Claire Legrand, for writing a woman who has depth, makes morally flawed decisions and is not guided solely by her relationships with men. While I absolutely don't agree with or support many of Rielle's decisions, it means so much to see a woman truly put herself first.
⁕ Without giving anything away, this is a series you want to read if you're looking for something to make you FEEL. I'm talking Song of Achilles/Clockwork Princess levels of emotion in the last several chapters.
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Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gore, Death, Child death, Child abuse, War, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Body horror
booksalacarte's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Moderate: Torture
angstifies's review against another edition
the pacing is REALLY REALLY SLOW and things aren’t going in the direction them to go and there are a few useless POVs that just feel thrown there and i don’t enjoy reading them at all.
Graphic: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Grief, War, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Blood, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Murder
Minor: Vomit, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content
katinator's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Torture, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts
This books contains torture that can best be described as “mind rape” - there is no physical rape in this book. There is also physical torturejunebugreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Genocide, Physical abuse, Torture, and Toxic relationship
ka_ke'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
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and War
Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death, and Pregnancy
saltycaroline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
It ended up being quite good though, and once I pushed through the stress of “omg everything is a nightmare and I would never survive as a fantasy protag bc we’re I Eliana I would have simply ✨died✨”, I actually got really into it. I loved that we got so many different characters’ POVs and how their stories were woven together across time and space. And while the ending was still somewhat upsetting in some ways, it was far better than I had emotionally prepped myself for, and I appreciate that. Not too happy, but just happy enough to be satisfying. Which, I think, makes sense for a series that got progressively darker and didn’t really pull punches.
Also, brief spoiler warning for this last point, but re: Simon? I KNEW it.
Graphic: Torture and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Suicide attempt