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storyorc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The fairy men (sorry, males...) are very pretty and protective and sometimes even funny. The High Fae are a little too close to rich, noble humans for my taste but they get a few cool moments of otherworldliness. It's usually the 'lesser fae' who get those fairytale-style esoteric rules and abilities that are so interesting though; High Fae abilities operate more like superpowers.
While most of the book sits comfortably in the formulaic wish-fulfilment zone (not necessarily a bad thing), there are two things that elevate it. First, the callous stepsister-type character, Nesta, is treated to some nuance that prevents her from just being one more abuser in Feyre's tragic backstory. Second, I've never read a romance that
Finally, if Lucien has no fans, I am dead. My boy got
Graphic: Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child abuse and Rape
pjbu'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Vomit
riverestyx's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It was a slow start and Feyre's I'm not like the other girls attitude was incredibly grating during the first half of the book. Her opinions of her sisters was also obnoxious to sit through. I get why she feels that way but Feyre just has zero nuance as a character or in her opinions. Maybe I have this gripe because I was like her as a teen/young adult but it was a real drag either way.
There is also a character in here that it seems like her only job is to info dump onto Feyre, and therefore the reader, which sucks because she could have been a really interesting and useful (in other ways) character.
This wasn't a Bad book but it also wasn't a Capitol G Good book either. I do plan on reading the second book as I'm told it is better than the first one so we shall see.
Graphic: Torture, Gore, Animal death, Blood, Ableism, Alcohol, Sexual content, Murder, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Vomit, Slavery, Ableism, and Child abuse
Minor: Death of parent and Abandonment
paulinahaum's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Cursing, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gore, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Blood, Animal death, Child abuse, Mental illness, Death, Murder, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Torture, and War
inthemoonforcheese's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, War, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, and Torture
peregrinwho's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, Drug use, and Rape
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Bullying, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal death, Murder, Self harm, Slavery, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Cursing, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Torture
emmaasbokhylla's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War
pretzel2023's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
I really love this series! It's extremely well written in my opinion. It is kinda spicy the further you go in and that's a little much for me but that's just my taste. I love the characters especially the sisters!!!
Minor: Physical abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Kidnapping
Again this is for the whole series not just this book specifically.... also spoilers coming! Ok so I did add some things for content warning bc I feel like there are a lot of triggers especially with the whole tamlin thing the farther you go **if yk ykbri__'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Confinement, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Slavery, Torture, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and War
Moderate: Vomit, Alcohol, and Excrement
Minor: Ableism, Cursing, and Chronic illness