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mrsalexisrjones'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? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Miscarriage, Trafficking, War, Gore, Torture, Violence, Murder, Blood, and Death
jana_f's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Trafficking, Medical content, and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Torture
moanareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, and Slavery
Moderate: Death, War, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Violence
livelaughomo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Violence and Death
Moderate: Trafficking and Blood
Minor: Miscarriage and Torture
pageafter_paige's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It was definitely a slow burn romance wise. I think the book had a pretty good pace, maybe a little slow at some parts but not too bad.
Honestly the thing that annoyed me the most was how the FMM being constantly described as an untouchable warrior but like we see she makes mistakes that seem a little obvious… maybe she blinded by love though so who am I to judge.
Overall I liked Jase’s character a lot and hearing the history of his family was VERY interesting I almost wish there was a book on that! Kazi was also likable and gave me Inej vibes form Six of Crows (except Inej is actually untouchable lmao). I’ll be interested to see what happens with them in the second book.
Moderate: Stalking, War, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Trafficking, Abandonment, Classism, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
ktoreilly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I really enjoyed the two perspectives we got from Kazi and Jase, though their voices didn’t always feel very distinguishable at times as they share many similar traits (stubbornness, loyalty, propensity for violence, etc…). I really loved the beginning of their story, and thought their dance between enemies and lovers was a refreshing take on the trope. However, their continual miscommunication / lying got pretty annoying towards the end. (They’re seriously both in positions of authority but don’t have the maturity to just talk to each other???)
Otherwise, I found the story very compelling, but the details were burdensome when reading - there were so many names to keep track of (esp. the Ballengers, omg), there wasn’t much context provided for the setting and world building, and it was difficult to feel connected to the motivating events that took place before this story. (It wasn’t until now, reading through other reviews, that I’m learning there are other books that take place in this world, ahead of these events. I wish there’d been some acknowledgement of that or some additional background provided, since this a separate series, but oh well.)
I enjoyed Pearson’s writing and this story so much, I’ll probably pick up the sequel so we’ll see how that one is!
Graphic: Trafficking and Kidnapping
Moderate: Abandonment and Violence
Minor: Death
neko_reads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
So the reason that this book isn't a 4 stars is that I spent so much time confused about the world-building. That being said I cannot WAIT to get Vow of Thieves and continue with the duology.
Graphic: Violence, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Kidnapping, Blood, and Trafficking
Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail
tamsinlynn21's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Death and Kidnapping
Moderate: Trafficking
Minor: Sexism and Sexual content
marine2907'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
4.5
Graphic: Slavery, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Body horror, Death of parent, Grief, Trafficking, Violence, War, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, and Sexual assault
madison_reads_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: War, Kidnapping, and Trafficking
Minor: Miscarriage