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prettynerdy3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Bullying, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, War, Vomit, Child death, Gore, and Murder
angelsfw's review against another edition
- 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
”she would rise.”
honestly, this book surprised me with how enthralled it had me, especially with the plot. i went in expecting to hate it because everyone else did, but its only proven to be another favorite of mine. i really loved the character growth in the book. the progression of the plot never felt too slow or too fast to me. it was so easy to read and i loved it.
of course, my favorite part of the whole book was nikolai. he’s simply the perfect book character and i fell in love.
i was a fan of mal for most of the book; however, at the end he started acting selfish when it came to alina. she carried so much ok her shoulders during the whole book and he never even stopped to consider how she felt.
and the darkling - i simply hate him. he’s disgusting, gross, vile, and manipulative. he spent most of the book tormenting alina and making her think she was losing her grip on sanity. i have no clue how people continue to ship them together, especially after he SAs her ?!?!?!?!?!?! nasty gross vile man.
my main take away from this book really was: men should shut up (not nikolai) and alina should girlboss more.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Torture and Violence
limiwh'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
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence
beatriks'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Towards the end, I liked it better, especially the last 20%.
Will finish the trilogy right away.
Graphic: Blood and Death
Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
princess_azula's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
betweentheshelves'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Of course, there's still a cliffhanger ending which means I'll definitely be reading the third book. And still watching the show! I have hopes that the third book will make up for the issues in the second one. Interested in seeing how this all plays out!
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Animal death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Torture
claudiaswords'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
Graphic: Animal death, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts