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vaguely_pink's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Torture, Death, War, Murder, and Self harm
Moderate: Sexual content and Body horror
Minor: Abandonment, Pregnancy, Classism, Suicide, Homophobia, Alcohol, Cursing, Confinement, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury
frankieclc's review against another edition
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Self harm, Death of parent, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Sexual content
danajoy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Outing, Torture, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy
nicole_rietveld's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
5.0
Magia pură nu are formă, corp sau conştiinţă. Ea există pur şi simplu, o forţă a naturii, sângele lumii noastre, măduva oaselor noastre. Noi îi dăm forma, dar nu trebuie să-i dăm niciodată sufletul.
În acest ultim volum personajele evoluează foarte mult, acțiunea este foarte alertă, iar interacțiunile dintre personaje sunt savuroase. Mi-a plăcut foarte mult ultima jumătate în care Kell, Lila, Holland și Alucard au lucrat împreună pentru a-l învinge pe Osaron. Alt lucru care a adăugat un plus volumului a fost existența mai multor perspective din partea unor personaje secundare.
Kell - X
Reușește să își găsească locul în familia regală. Regele și regina își arată în sfârșit aprecierea pentru serviciile sale și nu numai. Deși are șansa de a descoperi care a fost familia lui biologică, preferă să nu o facă pentru că ajunge să considere familia regală familia lui. Am privit cu interes prietenia care apare între Kell și Holland și suportul pe care i-l oferă Kell celuilalt antari. Tot nu sunt convinsă de relația lui cu Lila.
Lilla - Russian Roulette
E mult mai ok în acest volum. Acceptă prietenia celor din jur și nu mai ia decizii chiar atât de proaste.Am fost curioasă de ce bătrâna i-a oferit ochiul de antari, dar poate o să descopăr în viitoarea serie.
Rhy - Love me like I'm sick
Chiar devine un rege resposabil, capabil să ia decizii, să conducă. A fost foarte curajos când l-a înfruntat pe Osaron și a ieșit în oraș pentru a găsi argintați. În plus, mi-a plăcut și relația lui cu Alucard.
Lilla - Russian Roulette
E mult mai ok în acest volum. Acceptă prietenia celor din jur și nu mai ia decizii chiar atât de proaste.
Rhy - Love me like I'm sick
Nu! îl întrerupse el. N-o să-i las să creadă că Maresh i-a abandonat. N-o să mă ascund în palatul ăsta protejat, când pot să merg fără teamă pe străzile alea. Când pot să le amintesc oamenilor noştri că nu sunt singuri, că eu lupt cu ei, pentru ei. Când s-ar putea să fiu doborât, dar mă voi ridica din nou şi, astfel, să le arăt că speranţa e nemuritoare. Asta pot să fac eu pentru oraşul meu şi am s-o fac cu bucurie. Nu e nevoie să mă protejaţi de întuneric. Nu-mi mai poate face rău. Nimic nu mai poate.
Holland - Punching Bag
Dacă după ce am citit volumul 2 am zis că Kell e personajul meu favorit, se pare că m-am răzgândit. Holland a devenit personajul meu preferat al seriei. A trecut prin multe pentru a-și vedea visul îndeplinit.
Tot ce voise Holland fusese să-şi vadă lumea din nou bine.
Cred că aș mai citi seria asta o dată de la început. Anoshe.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content and Self harm
jessicaludden's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- 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
4.0
“Pain reminds us that we’re alive.”
I really enjoyed this book. When I started this series I wasn’t sucked in right from the start, but I’m glad I stuck with it because I really liked this last book. My biggest complaint with the other books in the series was the pacing. I felt like they focused too much on the mundane things that characters did causing it to get really slow before it finally picked up. But I think the pacing was amazing with this book which surprised me considering that it’s 600 pages. Do I think it needed to be that long? No, but there was never a moment when I thought the story was dragging. It was very much a typical high fantasy book where the characters are fighting the big bad and there’s a lot of moving parts. The highlight of this book for me was Rhy. I liked him before, but this book made me love him so much. I loved how his character, along with many others touched on grief and how to live with it. What I loved most about this book was the ending. With so many characters we got to see many different point of views. It was a typical bittersweet goodbye at the end where the characters we love are splitting up but we know they’ll see each other again. Overall, I enjoyed this series and I’m glad I grew to love it.
I really enjoyed this book. When I started this series I wasn’t sucked in right from the start, but I’m glad I stuck with it because I really liked this last book. My biggest complaint with the other books in the series was the pacing. I felt like they focused too much on the mundane things that characters did causing it to get really slow before it finally picked up. But I think the pacing was amazing with this book which surprised me considering that it’s 600 pages. Do I think it needed to be that long? No, but there was never a moment when I thought the story was dragging. It was very much a typical high fantasy book where the characters are fighting the big bad and there’s a lot of moving parts. The highlight of this book for me was Rhy. I liked him before, but this book made me love him so much. I loved how his character, along with many others touched on grief and how to live with it. What I loved most about this book was the ending. With so many characters we got to see many different point of views. It was a typical bittersweet goodbye at the end where the characters we love are splitting up but we know they’ll see each other again. Overall, I enjoyed this series and I’m glad I grew to love it.
Content Warnings
Minor: Torture, Death of parent, Suicide, Body horror, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, and Grief
taryn_g's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Child death and Homophobia
Minor: Sexual content
lucygraham_27's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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 and Murder
Moderate: Grief, Death, Sexual content, and Death of parent
lizgriffinwords's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
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
5.0
Perfection. No notes.
Okay, some notes, but only good notes! Schwab is a genius. The tension does NOT LET UP. Get the tissue boxes ready around page 450 because you’ll need them. The character dynamics among the entire cast are immaculate! I never want to leave this world.
Okay, some notes, but only good notes! Schwab is a genius. The tension does NOT LET UP. Get the tissue boxes ready around page 450 because you’ll need them. The character dynamics among the entire cast are immaculate! I never want to leave this world.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content
escapismforlife's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-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? No
5.0
As usual V.E. Schwab' fantasy world in the city(s) of London is amazing. Not to mention the magical characters. Also Rhy who is one of the best royal prince character ever. I never thought I would appreciate a character with that name but here we are.
The magicians are literally the central focus of this books plot. It's a differenf level of the dangers one person can bring in a city unprepared again. And I loved every second of this series conclusion. From how it continued seamlessly from book two. To the revelations of power and relations. It was such a journey that I can't wait to come back to read.
The magicians are literally the central focus of this books plot. It's a differenf level of the dangers one person can bring in a city unprepared again. And I loved every second of this series conclusion. From how it continued seamlessly from book two. To the revelations of power and relations. It was such a journey that I can't wait to come back to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Death, Self harm, and Violence
serena_hien's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content