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greentayshot'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
5.0
so much happened in this book i feel like a different person than i was when i started it, so many crazy twists and reveals but also very fun bc a lot of my theories came true, even stuff i had been sus of since book 1, so many amazing payoffs!!
i never expected i would cry over
i have so many theories about
Graphic: Torture, War, Violence, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Grief
s_r_sparrow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, War, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, and Ableism
Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
natashalg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Physical abuse, Torture, War, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Chronic illness, Grief, and Bullying
janchamp'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
5.0
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Death, Violence, War, Torture, Animal death, and Grief
As part of training, students undergo faux kidnapping and torture.hihicass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, War, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Stalking, and Violence
anilein's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Cursing, Violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Grief, Death of parent, Blood, Bullying, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Medical content, Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
diana_raquel's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Grief, Violence, War, Blood, Murder, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail
lindasoderlundd'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: Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Cursing, War, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Alcohol
sierraclimbs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It wasn’t terrible & I’m invested enough in the story to read the next one… but in this one… the characters became insufferable & repetitive!
They were just SO whiny & about the same f***ing issue over & OVER!
I also felt that the last book let you discover things at the same rate as the main character, but in this book she would figure stuff out & because you as the reader have zero context for what the explanation could be you just end up listening to her be like “oh gods…” with no empathy…
Also, same complaint as last book with all the sex scenes. How can two people be so horny ALL the time!? I’m also not a fan of the “you’re mine” declarations every two sentences. It’s not hot, just unhealthy.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, War, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Blood, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Grief
frantically's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
xaden: *proceeds to keep even more secrets from her*
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I know, I know, many of you hated the romance drama here but before I am a Romantasy or Fantasy girlie, I am a Romance girlie and lemme tell you, I LIVED for this
Xaden and Violet still love eachother so much and I know in my heart that they'll make it but I could still understand all their fights and disagreements and I could also understand Violet's perspective (even if many here seem to not 🙃). And their making up scenes were the best hihi
What I absolutely hated was the OW drama 🙅🏻♀ sooo unnecessary
I would've loved some more action from the start! Violet finds out there's a revolution, oh my god 😍 and then she...goes back to school? And then they all join the revolution! Fun! 🥳 And then...they have more school? Yeah, that's a thing readers have often complained about when books are set in a school but maybe there was a reason the school part wasn't always present 😭 It got boring so quickly. I still found it quite comforting (yeah I know, kinda weird) for some reason, just like book 1, but it was also boring (those things CAN coexist).
But once we get into the action and all the gryphon riders get important, too, I was so ready for it! Violet leaving Basgiath also sees her entering a whole new dimension of this war and the way it's going to impact the whole continent.
I still don't really understand the whole Darkwielder/Venin thing and its details but going by that ending we'll soon find out more 👀
The ending part before the ending (y'know) got a bit too messy for me and didn't have the emotional punch for me that it obviously had for Violet. Just couldn't feel that connection!
A connection I *could* feel was Mira & Violet <3 absolute highlight 🥹 (Brennan's a bit annoying though ngl)
No matter my few criticisms, I spent every minute I had listening to this book and I'm soo excited for the next one 🙏🏻
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, War, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death and Drug use