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dark
mysterious
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence
Moderate: Sexual content
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Minor: Sexual content
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Animal cruelty
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Unsure on the rating for now - could be between 3.25-4.25 for many reasons.
I think the writing has improved from the first book, but I think the exploration of relationships has worsened slightly. Less nuance, more black and white (time and place I’d say) and things tend to transform back and forth which is a little frustrating as a reader. However, love Chaol and Celaena (yes I’ll carry on with that for now).
I do believe the world building has been very subtly effective. It doesn’t feel like I’ve had pages of info dumps and that I’ve been overwhelmed at any points. It’s been done gradually, and considering the big plot twist at the end, I’m pleased because things are about to explode!
I did see the plot twist coming - call it intuition. I knew ‘Aelin’ was a character from random things on social media, and I just assumed that they might become a POV in the future, but the more the name got mentioned and the more mysterious Celaena turned out to be, it all started falling into place.
Chaol and Dorian just seem to be two lovely MMCs. Here for the magic and here for the yearning. Always.
I think the writing has improved from the first book, but I think the exploration of relationships has worsened slightly. Less nuance, more black and white (time and place I’d say) and things tend to transform back and forth which is a little frustrating as a reader. However, love Chaol and Celaena (yes I’ll carry on with that for now).
I do believe the world building has been very subtly effective. It doesn’t feel like I’ve had pages of info dumps and that I’ve been overwhelmed at any points. It’s been done gradually, and considering the big plot twist at the end, I’m pleased because things are about to explode!
I did see the plot twist coming - call it intuition. I knew ‘Aelin’ was a character from random things on social media, and I just assumed that they might become a POV in the future, but the more the name got mentioned and the more mysterious Celaena turned out to be, it all started falling into place.
Chaol and Dorian just seem to be two lovely MMCs. Here for the magic and here for the yearning. Always.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder
Moderate: Slavery, Blood, Grief
Minor: Animal cruelty, Sexual content
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
IT WAS SO GOOD AND TRULY YES IT PICKED UP THE PACE AND THE STORY REALLY UNFOLDED AFTER THE HALF OF THE BOOK IS REACHED! I AM SO SHOCKED BY THE ENDING BY THE BOOK, BY HOW THE AUTHOR PULLED THIS OFF, LITERALLY I AM SHOCKED AT EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW. I WONDERFUL, MAGNIFICENT BOOK, WILL BE CONTINUING THIS SERIES DEFENITELY!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Slavery, Grief
Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual content
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
3.5 🌟 Really good. Better than the first as the story has more depth to it now and I’m starting to like the characters more. The part when Celaena was fighting the monster for aaaaages was a bit boring but the rest moved at quite a fast pace. So glad she killed Archer as I was so annoyed when I thought she was going to left him live AGAIN. Excited for the next
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gore, Blood, War
Minor: Sexual content
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Sexual content