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maddiebo97'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? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Trafficking
Minor: Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and War
math_scooter'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and War
Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicide
jessicaludden'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
3.5
I loved being back in the Grishaverse and seeing what these characters are up to now. I loved the politics in this and there were definitely some plot twists I didn’t see coming. I really liked learning more about Nikolai and Zoya especially because we really didn’t get a lot from them in the books before. Of course I loved seeing Nina again, even if it meant hurting my heart every time she mentioned Matthias.
But I did feel like there was some pacing issues which caused a disconnect with the characters and the plot. I just couldn’t get into it and never really cared a huge amount about the characters. It was very slow in some parts and very repetitive which often left me feeling like I was reading parts that were unnecessary to the character and plot development. But overall, I’m excited to read the next one!
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
joensign'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
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Drug use, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
marine2907'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
mariebrunelm'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
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Sexism, Grief, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Drug abuse
jessiereads98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Genocide, Gore, Miscarriage, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Classism
readingelli's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Pregnancy
macliffe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Gore, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death, and Drug use
trintrin'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
4.25
THE CHARACTERS!!!
Man I was already in love with Nikolai and Zoya and this is not helping!! Nikolai was the sole reason I picked up this book, and I enjoyed every bit of him. I did not expect to love Zoya's POVs but girl snatched my wig fr. I would die for these two at any given time istg. Isaak, you sweetheart, you stole my heart, and so did Hanne. And Nina, of course, I was beginning to worry she didn't contribute as much as she did in SoC, but she pulled through towards the very end. One more thing, I wanted to see Nikolai doing more king-y stuff. I wanted to see him in court. I wanted to see him rule. I wanted to see more of Sturmhond, more of the too-clever-fox, more of him charming people and just doing the Nikolai thing. By the looks of it, it will get more political in Rule of Wolves and I can't wait for that!
I have a love/hate relationship with the multiple callbacks to the previous books. Like yes I was nearly squirming with joy
The plot
I was very surprised when I realised the first 2/3rd - aka the sloooow part where pretty much nothing happens - was actually my favourite. Felt like that's where the characters shined the most. And then after that it was just uhhhh???
So yeah an exciting-but-confusing-but-still-got-you-wanting-the-sequel read
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Animal death, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War
Minor: Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, and Vomit