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stardust_heidi'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
4.5
I wantto give it 5 stars, but the trauma in Part 1 was excessive to the point of being more shock value than quality content for the plot. And I'm not about that life. I'm still processing, and either way, it doesn't really matter. I was glued to this book for 3 days.
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Gore, Classism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Torture, and War
kera_reads'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? No
4.75
Graphic: War, Violence, Torture, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Genocide, Vomit, Murder, Trafficking, Grief, Slavery, and Kidnapping
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, and Drug use
bi_n_large'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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: War, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Genocide, Sexual content, Gore, Confinement, Torture, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Death
Moderate: Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Rape, and Sexual violence
tiana_king's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
My only beef was we didn’t spend near enough time in ACOTAR and the alpha mystic character was pointless
Graphic: Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Confinement, Kidnapping, Torture, Blood, Gore, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Death, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Genocide and Slavery
justbooker's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
On the other hand, I believe this book has the best lore building moments of the series. The information dumps were easy to follow and engaging. With the lore building in the first book, it felt very scattered and needlessly confusing. This books had smooth, consistent lore that felt properly woven between character dialogue.
As far as characters go, Lidia is probably my favorite. I appreciate the depth and growth that she shows with Ruhn. Every development between her and Ruhn kept me on the edge of my seat, desperately rooting for them. I would love to see
Overall, the plot felt alright. I appreciated the loose ends that were tied up. I cheered when Ruhn
Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, War, Murder, Torture, Vomit, Excrement, Death, Death of parent, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Trafficking, Child death, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Alcohol, and Body horror
Minor: Sexual assault, Racism, Classism, Pregnancy, and Rape
savvyrosereads's review
- 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: Grief, Torture, Violence, War, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Physical abuse
keikiqueen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
But the characters and there motivations and everything just ugh. Connor made me cry; my heart bleeds for Ithan always……… Ruhm yes. I think there will be another book cuz too many characters were left unfinished/unanswered.
https://www.reddit.com/r/crescentcitysjm/s/QPzwnnpuYH
Link to bonus chapters if anyone wants or cares
Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, and Slavery
Moderate: Slavery, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Violence, and Child death
Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Confinement, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Slavery, Child death, Colonisation, Gore, War, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gun violence, Infertility, and Murder