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callidoralblack's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Blood, Child death, Addiction, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Child abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Slavery, Sexual content, and War
aysha_blake's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Alcohol, War, Gore, Blood, and Death
anne_racovita's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Child abuse, Death, and Torture
Moderate: Alcohol
alyb_batgirl's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
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
5.0
I think a new threshold for how much I love a book or its characters is how strong my urge to cosplay said characters is. And let me tell you, I did just buy a pot of blue body paint so that should tell you how I feel.
In all honesty, I don't really remember that much from The Stolen Heir, the first book in the duology, but this book was so much better. I think partially because a lot of the basic plot was laid out in the first book (which made it drag in terms of characters and things happening), so this book was able to move things along faster. I liked that we got to see Oak's point of view and feel like the characterization of his growth/self realization was interesting and relatable. I also loved that we got to see more of the Greenbriar family dynamics, including Jude and Cardan.
So anyway, if you see me colored blue, you'll know why.
In all honesty, I don't really remember that much from The Stolen Heir, the first book in the duology, but this book was so much better. I think partially because a lot of the basic plot was laid out in the first book (which made it drag in terms of characters and things happening), so this book was able to move things along faster. I liked that we got to see Oak's point of view and feel like the characterization of his growth/self realization was interesting and relatable. I also loved that we got to see more of the Greenbriar family dynamics, including Jude and Cardan.
So anyway, if you see me colored blue, you'll know why.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Alcohol, and Child abuse
kassidyreads's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Death
Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Torture
folkofthebook's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.5
Oak knew what wanting the throne did to people. He would never be like that.
it's actually incredibly unfair that elfhame isn't real, and holly must be a love talker bc she made me not only love a guy w a tail, but a guy with HOOVES too !!!!!!
the way i DEVOURED this. getting oak's perspective was a delightful switch up, i actually adore him even more thanks to this book. jurdan appearances are fun and exciting, and i enjoy madoc SO MUCH as a character. dad and daddy lol. i feel like this did an excellent job of confronting the complexity of their family.
i wish i had reread the stolen heir before this to refresh my memory on some things, bc i wasn't sure how much we as the readers were supposed to have known throughout this. regardless, i enjoyed the mystery and the pining on oak's behalf.
i will always love being in elfhame. i might be a little idealistic in thinking we may be getting more elfhame stories in the future, but a girl can dream.
spoiler for a side character's fate [if i had a nickel for every time a character got turned into a tree... well i'd only have two nickels but crazy that it happened twice lololol (hide spoiler)]
“So advise me—I wish to be obeyed, even if I cannot be loved.”
Wren saw things that were far more terrifying and cruel than anything he witnessed. And perhaps somewhere inside her, she is coming to learn that she can be all the things that once scared her.
“We do not love because people deserve it—nor would I want to be loved because I was the most deserving of some list of candidates. I want to be loved for my worst self as well as my best. I want to be forgiven my flaws.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Murder
Minor: Death of parent, War, and Alcohol
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