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eblankenship23's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexism, Death, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Violence, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, and War
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Rape, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy
effy's review against another edition
emotional
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? Yes
4.5
Review from 2nd re-read: I really enjoyed this reading, the power of Nesta's journey continues to be one that I truly adore. There were a handful of things that I noticed both both and bad during this re-read.
The "bad" were a mix of less than great writing (but that is on brand for Maas) and the fact that a couple of the story beats were quite similar to ones that we saw in the core trilogy. Neither of these issues massively impacted my enjoyment but were more of eyeroll moments.
In the "good" column, I feel like I saw a good amount of setting up what was to come which made for a really enjoyable experience.
Overall this was a thoroughly enjoyable return to the world of ACOTAR.
Review and rating from first read: This review will be appropriately spoiler tagged for ACOSF however it may contain spoilers for the previous 4 books so proceed with caution if you are not fully caught-up with the series.
I went into this book feeling fairly neutral about Nesta and quite liking Cassian but overall kinda being sad that we were no longer following Feysand. This book managed to make me fall in love with Nessian as a pairing as well as a brilliant cast of new characters. I was a little disappointed by thequeerbaiting that occurred as it seemed it would lead somewhere but there did not although that could be the set-up for Emerie and Mor becoming a couple in a future book . I think there were a couple of other things that I wasn't the biggest of fan of namely Feyre managing to get pregnant within a year of deciding that she would like to despite it being established that Fae only menstruate twice a year but overall I found the character journeys within this book to be really compelling and enjoyable.
There is definitely more story to be told after this book but the book ends in such a way that it is more loose threads than a massive cliffhanger which I appreciate. 4.5⭐
The "bad" were a mix of less than great writing (but that is on brand for Maas) and the fact that a couple of the story beats were quite similar to ones that we saw in the core trilogy. Neither of these issues massively impacted my enjoyment but were more of eyeroll moments.
In the "good" column, I feel like I saw a good amount of setting up what was to come which made for a really enjoyable experience.
Overall this was a thoroughly enjoyable return to the world of ACOTAR.
Review and rating from first read: This review will be appropriately spoiler tagged for ACOSF however it may contain spoilers for the previous 4 books so proceed with caution if you are not fully caught-up with the series.
I went into this book feeling fairly neutral about Nesta and quite liking Cassian but overall kinda being sad that we were no longer following Feysand. This book managed to make me fall in love with Nessian as a pairing as well as a brilliant cast of new characters. I was a little disappointed by the
There is definitely more story to be told after this book but the book ends in such a way that it is more loose threads than a massive cliffhanger which I appreciate. 4.5⭐
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Body horror, Confinement, Rape, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Blood, Cursing, Death, and Murder
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