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adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
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
Would love for Diem to have flaws that were actually bad. Let her be selfish or like killing or something a little more iredeemable. SHE'S TOO GOOD AND IT PISSES ME OFF.
Also, every review comparing this series to Throne of Glass is a major insult to my girl Celaena.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have too many feelings to be coherent.
The whole book felt like a cliffhanger. There’s so much to learn in it though!
The WORLD IS SO COOL! I love seeing (almost) all the different territories! That’s my favourite part second only to the relationship between the fmc and mmc which …
Slow burn people. Slowest of slow burns. Like… be prepared to wait a long time if you start Spark… but the tension is *chefs kiss•*
The whole book felt like a cliffhanger. There’s so much to learn in it though!
The WORLD IS SO COOL! I love seeing (almost) all the different territories! That’s my favourite part second only to the relationship between the fmc and mmc which …
Slow burn people. Slowest of slow burns. Like… be prepared to wait a long time if you start Spark… but the tension is *chefs kiss•*
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Classism
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Diem has been crowned Queen, but without a successful coronation, she is unable to take power.
This series had so much potential, but falls into the same trap that so many other series do. They are so unoriginal, that they become incredibly predictable and become indistinguishable from one another.
The attempts to misguide us fell flat, and honestly all the "shocking" reveals weren't shocking at all.Obviously she was going to collect crowns and take on their powers, we all saw her blood being healing coming from a mile away, of course the sketchy kings and queens would betray her, we know they are going to be mates... There was so much repetition and unnecessary content that did nothing to advance the plot.
Diem is such a frustrating character. She makes no sense to me. She is supposed to be this incredibly kind and smart character, but is so self- centered and makes the dumbest choices. She has shown such little growth in these 3 books. Guess she takes after her mom, who is, IMHO, an asshole.
Luther had so much potential. He is a complete simp for Diem, which is sweet, but he has no personality and is a very flat character. Loving Diem is his entire personality.
The lack of communication between these two made me want to DNF.You have a life threatening injury, but instead of saying anything you push away the one person who could help you because you don't want to see her sad. WTF? That makes ZERO sense. Every time we think they are going to communicate, they are interrupted. EVERY TIME. This is not a plot device, this is lazy writing.
I'm not going to lie, the smutty bits felt very out of place, like the author realized the slow burn was too slow and just threw it in.We were just flighting a war, but now we get 2 days to relax in a library. Ya, that makes sense.
Tropes: slowest of slow burns, enemies to lovers (kinda), war/rebellion, fantasy
This series had so much potential, but falls into the same trap that so many other series do. They are so unoriginal, that they become incredibly predictable and become indistinguishable from one another.
The attempts to misguide us fell flat, and honestly all the "shocking" reveals weren't shocking at all.
Diem is such a frustrating character. She makes no sense to me. She is supposed to be this incredibly kind and smart character, but is so self- centered and makes the dumbest choices. She has shown such little growth in these 3 books. Guess she takes after her mom, who is, IMHO, an asshole.
Luther had so much potential. He is a complete simp for Diem, which is sweet, but he has no personality and is a very flat character. Loving Diem is his entire personality.
The lack of communication between these two made me want to DNF.
I'm not going to lie, the smutty bits felt very out of place, like the author realized the slow burn was too slow and just threw it in.
Tropes: slowest of slow burns, enemies to lovers (kinda), war/rebellion, fantasy
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
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
Hoo mama, this series is so good. Devourable. Now, I think this one probably would have benefitted from some additional editing, but considering that all three books were released in a single year, with the fourth expected in just a couple months, I’m giving that a break. Overall, I think the further world-building is fabulous, and the author did an amazing job maintaining the pressure while continuing to develop the characters. Nothing felt out of place or too convenient. Chef’s kiss, satisfying.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail