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beckyraines'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, and War
cakrolik's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, War, Death, Blood, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence
Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Gore, and Torture
ambersbakesandbooks'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
Graphic: Torture
peachtease'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
4.75
Minor: Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Torture
lauren_r's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Death, Death of parent, Torture, and War
eleek0609's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Death of parent, War, Violence, and Torture
gretchenplz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I just... there is so. much. potential. in this series, and a good editor who's willing to actually do work on the story to fix the glaring plot holes and overly wordy sections would really do RY's writing a service. With the "fast publishing" industry these days, things that desperately need an edit and just published. There were formatting and grammar errors, and easily 200 pages that could have been removed. Even if those pages were replaced with ACTUAL world-building and not just little snippets at the beginning of chapters that leave us to ~figure it out on our own~ as we read. I know that intense world-building sometimes turns people away, but I just feel like if we ACTUALLY were explained some history and the stories of the venin, the story would benefit.
I wish that Violet and Xaden had any semblance of a healthy relationship because that was really an unwelcome distraction from how cool the world and story were at the end.
Anyway. I guess I'm on the hook for book 3 now. Sigh.
Graphic: Torture
filipa_maia'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
4.0
I love this world and I love these characters. All of them. Even the villains... they are perfect, cruel, merciless...
The only reason this read isn't 5 stars is because the book has a lot of unnecessary stuff. The beginning is slow (but it was the same with 'Fourth Wing') but then the story gains the right momentum. I feel this book is unnecessary long: if they just talked - they share a mental bond, GOD, just mentally talk or whatever - many of the problems would be solved; and I think that are a lot of little details that were left without explanation.
But I don't want to judge too much, maybe all the explanations are in the next book! Yes, because after this ending I expect perfection for the third book. Everything MUST be ok.
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Torture, War, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Body horror
Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment
avacyn731's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Grief, Torture, Death of parent, Death, Murder, War, Violence, Cursing, Confinement, Sexual content, and Kidnapping
brebooks_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: War, Murder, Violence, Physical abuse, and Torture