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mixed_emoticon's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
TLDR Review for Wicked Saints
3.5/5 Stars
Highlights:
📚 Trilogy Starter
👫 Multiple Perspectives
✨ Magic
🪖 War
📜 Religion
🙇🏻 Humanity
🗡️ Assassination Plots
🏆 Bridal Competition
💘 Enemies-to-Lovers
✊🏻 Revolution
🩸 Betrayal
3.5/5 Stars
Highlights:
📚 Trilogy Starter
👫 Multiple Perspectives
✨ Magic
🪖 War
📜 Religion
🙇🏻 Humanity
🗡️ Assassination Plots
🏆 Bridal Competition
💘 Enemies-to-Lovers
✊🏻 Revolution
🩸 Betrayal
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, War, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Violence, Self harm, and Death of parent
mandi7mm's review
dark
tense
fast-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, War, and Self harm
Moderate: Death and Violence
_persephone's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm and Blood
c_serpent's review
Dnf at 15%.
Here's the thing. I'm an adult now. And I enjoy YA as a genre! It's good!
But i felt too old for this book. Like. Maybe it's just me. But I am weary of sharp teenagers who sass one another. You're not endearing! You're kind of annoying actually. This book makes me feel like: how did the adults in your life fail you this hard? Please, can you explain?
This boy just boiled someone alive from the inside for information and killed a child. And I'm like. Oh wow. Do you feel cool now. How does that help with your anxiety and your incredibly low self esteem. More or less than the alcoholism? You're an actual war criminal.
But he's not the bad guy, he's a love interest. I think? I think he's supposed to be hot. He is not hot.
Because listen! I just. Don't like people who torture people! I don't want to root for them. Maybe if he was charming but, like, he's not. He's just sharp and sassy like every other character in this book. I don't think anyone has said an actual clever or funny thing.
The premise is interesting! I just don't care enough about anyone at this point. They all kind of suck and are wary and distrustful of one another and there are no adults. Why are teens in charge of armies? Who is in charge here? Don't point me to a 17 year old. They are not even in charge of their hormones.
This book was well recommended to me by someone who I trust, so i tried it despite the name sounding like something I would hate. And i kind of feel like someone offered me a really great pastry and I took it and it turns out to be a stale, thawed grocery-store macaron. I will eat it. And i will hate it. But i will nod at least. The best thing I can say about it is that someone made it.
The best thing I think i can say about this book is that she wrote it and got it published. That took some effort! But that's all the praise I have for it.
A star has been removed for torture. A star has been removed for child murder. A star has been removed for the blood mage wizard boy who, I think, I am supposed to think is hot. Another star has been removed because I can't tell any of the characters apart, because they don't have any personalities.
One star remains because, uh, she published I guess? Whatever, man.
Total score: 1/5
Here's the thing. I'm an adult now. And I enjoy YA as a genre! It's good!
But i felt too old for this book. Like. Maybe it's just me. But I am weary of sharp teenagers who sass one another. You're not endearing! You're kind of annoying actually. This book makes me feel like: how did the adults in your life fail you this hard? Please, can you explain?
This boy just boiled someone alive from the inside for information and killed a child. And I'm like. Oh wow. Do you feel cool now. How does that help with your anxiety and your incredibly low self esteem. More or less than the alcoholism? You're an actual war criminal.
But he's not the bad guy, he's a love interest. I think? I think he's supposed to be hot. He is not hot.
Because listen! I just. Don't like people who torture people! I don't want to root for them. Maybe if he was charming but, like, he's not. He's just sharp and sassy like every other character in this book. I don't think anyone has said an actual clever or funny thing.
The premise is interesting! I just don't care enough about anyone at this point. They all kind of suck and are wary and distrustful of one another and there are no adults. Why are teens in charge of armies? Who is in charge here? Don't point me to a 17 year old. They are not even in charge of their hormones.
This book was well recommended to me by someone who I trust, so i tried it despite the name sounding like something I would hate. And i kind of feel like someone offered me a really great pastry and I took it and it turns out to be a stale, thawed grocery-store macaron. I will eat it. And i will hate it. But i will nod at least. The best thing I can say about it is that someone made it.
The best thing I think i can say about this book is that she wrote it and got it published. That took some effort! But that's all the praise I have for it.
A star has been removed for torture. A star has been removed for child murder. A star has been removed for the blood mage wizard boy who, I think, I am supposed to think is hot. Another star has been removed because I can't tell any of the characters apart, because they don't have any personalities.
One star remains because, uh, she published I guess? Whatever, man.
Total score: 1/5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Death, War, Violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, Torture, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Child abuse
faelsafe's review
DNFing this one - it's been a slog to get through this far even with an audiobook read-along, and after finding allegations of antisemetism in the writing + premise of how blood magic is used in the series, I'm not interested in continuing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm
kryzysowa_narzeczona's review
adventurous
dark
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? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: War and Self harm
j_teen's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Self harm
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: War
vagorsol's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I did not care about Nadya or Malachiasz and their relationship so the first half of the book was a slog to say the very least and things only really started to pick up for me in the last ~30-40% of the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Blood, and Violence
leonineliterature's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The prose sucks and yet I loved the book. The creative magic system is fun though a little too edgy what with the whole blood thing. Honestly, the amount of spilled blood and blood descriptions became kind of ridiculous because it was just too extreme.
Still a four despite the MANY flaws. Purly based on its really high entertainment value. But it's certainly not for everyone and it comes with a lot of trigger warnings!
I'll put my full review here after I've had time to finish reflecting on this read.
Still a four despite the MANY flaws. Purly based on its really high entertainment value. But it's certainly not for everyone and it comes with a lot of trigger warnings!
I'll put my full review here after I've had time to finish reflecting on this read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Murder, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, and War
solybugs's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It is extremely easy to empathize with Nadya's way of thinking and her internal conflict throughout the whole book, which makes you feel the same heartwrenching emotions that she eventually feels. It also is surprisingly interesting to hear about the setting's politics, something that I wouldn't think I would be interested in. Easy 5/5 stars.
Edit: A bit after this review, I learned that the author was anti-semetic and racist. I have brought my review down to 3.5/5 stars not only because of that but also because after reading some other reviews, I noticed some more flaws with this book that I hadn't before. It was engaging and fun to read but definitely has its flaws. And the author shouldn't be supported.
Edit: A bit after this review, I learned that the author was anti-semetic and racist. I have brought my review down to 3.5/5 stars not only because of that but also because after reading some other reviews, I noticed some more flaws with this book that I hadn't before. It was engaging and fun to read but definitely has its flaws. And the author shouldn't be supported.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and War
Moderate: Self harm, Murder, Violence, Blood, and Death
Minor: Cursing, Alcohol, Gore, Torture, and Abandonment
Self-harm is used both as part of a magical system and there are references to past self-harm. There is also talk of human sacrifice. Also, strong religious fighting is part of the main political conflict throughout the whole book.