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smuttymcbookface's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
First of all, I the fantasy and plot are easy to understand and get into, though I found some information was a little too glossed over or given at convenient times.
The characters were interesting, and flawed, but a little one-dimensional. Sometimes I wondered why the FMC was allowed to get away with things, and why everyone was willing to uproot their principles for her.
However, it was easy to read, and the plot kept me enthralled.
Graphic: Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and War
Minor: Death of parent
urmm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Alcohol
viselik's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Please look up content warnings for this book, it deals with some pretty dark topics and the version I had did not have any content warnings in it.
1) There is no content warning and this NEEDED to have one.
- There is a fucking
concentration camp in it and there was no warning about it before we find out about it. We find out about it in Chapter 15. - Emotional manipulation is a super big thing in this book, there is no warning about that.
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Like the entire character of Ronan/Sebastian should have had a content warning
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Once we learned that Prince Ronan was missing I instantly knew that Sebastian was Ronan. It was too obvious to me after we had it stated that Sebastian was going away the night after the first day of the ball.
3) The naming system of this world. Characters and the land.
- We had the Seelie lands, the Unseelie lands and the Wild Fae lands... This just felt too basic for me.
- Then there are the characters.
- Let's start with the main character's nickname, Brie. That is a cheese, a rather smelly cheese. I may or may not have just started calling her cheese girl.
- The two love interests! We have Ronan/Sebastian and... Finnian. I was left slightly disappointed by these.
- Finnian's uncle is called Mordred or something like that and his father was called Oberon. I expected more considering the name of the people around them.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Sexism
booksarefriends_notfood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood
theespressoedition's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Slavery, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
kassidyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Confinement, Homophobia, Slavery, and Alcohol
cady_sass'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? Yes
4.0
Side note: there are a lot ( a LOT ) of reviews calling this an ACOTAR rip off and, while there are some minor similarities, I don’t feel that way at all. Sorry not sorry.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
ilka00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Homophobia
leila_reads_too_much's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
japanasi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
it also features the typical YA love triangle trope that isn’t a triangle but the “MC has two love interests she can’t choose between” which is always a bit trying
the world building falls flat, and it’s definitely a romance novel first, with a dash of fantasy. but despite all this, I kind of liked it, it was fun to read
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment