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carefulfearanddeaddevotion'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
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Torture, Child death, Death, War, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, and Confinement
Minor: Homophobia
readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, Colonisation, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, War, Gore, Torture, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Suicide, Medical content, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Confinement, Child abuse, and Classism
Minor: Slavery, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Vomit, Homophobia, and Animal death
giselle_tbr'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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Sexual content
meheehee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Blood
sandwiiche'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? It's complicated
3.25
there were some really good things that happened, such as
however, there were many unanswered questions and unexplained things. like
overall, this whole series feels incomplete and paced really weirdly. it was quite fun tho, and i really enjoyed the magic system and world. at the end, i did end up liking the characters, especially
i think this series had a lot of potential, but sadly it just ended feeling very lackluster to me
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Homophobia, Torture, and Violence
imaginaryalchemist'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? It's complicated
4.25
I'll start with the things I did like. First, I love the characters. They had good chemistry and played off each other well. I enjoyed the banter between Kell and Alucard. I know some people didn't like Lila, but I did, I thought she was fun and pretty badass. I saw the romance between her and Kell coming a mile away but I still enjoyed it. I thought they were good together.
Speaking of romance, I loved the subplot with Rhy and Alucard. I feel VE Schwab handled it tastefully. Speaking as a queer person, queer romance often feels like it's pandering to us.
I really wanted more time with these characters. In my opinion, Schwab's character writing is pretty strong. They felt like they could be real people, even the background characters. Rhy ended up being my favorite.
Now for some of my criticisms. For the story, I enjoyed it overall but felt it dragged at some points. The ship voyage in particular seemed to go on for a bit too long.
I also had a lot of unanswered questions at the end.
So, overall I really liked this trilogy! It was the first thing I'd read from VE Schwab and I'll definitely read more of her work in the future.
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Confinement, Blood, Child death, Body horror, Death, Violence, War, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Alcohol and Cursing
zoeelora'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
5.0
Graphic: Slavery, Alcohol, Violence, Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Alcoholism, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Kidnapping, Child abuse, Death of parent, Cursing, Medical content, and Death
mitchelldavis1997's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Abandonment, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Torture, and War
blueberry0531'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
4.5
Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
folkofthebook's review against another edition
4.5
“Life isn’t made of choices,” said Holland. “It’s made of trades. Some are good, some are bad, but they all have a cost.”
this book is CHONKY and so bittersweet, but i loved it. an epic end for an epic story. holland's chapters omg, my poor baby 😭 he was already so compelling from the moment he appeared, i'm happy he got to become so fleshed out.
kell and lila are everything. girlhusband and malewife for life. rhy and alucard 4ever.
“Love and loss,” he said, “are like a ship and the sea. They rise together. The more we love, the more we have to lose. But the only way to avoid loss is to avoid love. And what a sad world that would be.”
i powered through this series and i'm so sad it's over but i'll definitely be reading threads of power.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death of parent, and Death