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tiana_king's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Confinement, Grief, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Classism, Death, and Misogyny
Minor: Domestic abuse and War
wafer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Clearly, Maas is doing something right. I like a lot of what’s going on here. I think the politics are fun and the ending hook promising. There’s a handful of characters here that I enjoy, particularly Mor and Lucien. Nesta as well! What a glow-up!
But the writing is just so, so blah. As repetitious in its diction (how many dogs does Feyre have in those bones of hers?) as well as its blocking. Maas has a really bad habit of having her side characters trauma dump and Feyre have some sort of physical reaction to it. And that’s a shame! Because there are parts that I think are written well. She just needs a tighter editor to reign it all in and cut a good couple hundo pages from the manuscript.
I also feel the need to point out, and I don’t think she did this on purpose, but Maas absolutely took the concept of the dying stars and the house of mist from the first and third books of the Howl’s Moving Castle series. If I wanted to be a little catty, I’d extend that to the dreamlike castle in the sky imagery as well.
Eh, the gender essentialism is ever-present. I guess Maas is just allergic to the words ‘man’ and ‘woman’ but what can you do, really? I found myself getting used to it, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it. It’s omegaverse lite, is what it is. I won’t even go into the ham-fisted milady feminism by way of Rhysand - many others will and have probably done a better job of that than me.
I had fun though, you know? And that’s the point at the end of the day. Having fun. A good, light time. Escapism?
Graphic: Sexism, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny
graceskate's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Confinement
Moderate: Violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Racism, Mental illness, and Sexism
Minor: Sexual violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Eating disorder, Torture, Gore, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Vomit, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking
kay_w'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
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Torture, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Misogyny, Slavery, Racism, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Grief, and Vomit
waterwolves'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
Moderate: Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Death, Body horror, Gore, Blood, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, War, Confinement, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Toxic relationship
shaunaxx'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Misogyny, Murder, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Grief, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, War, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
pernillelsk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Classism, Confinement, Grief, Violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Vomit
Moderate: War, Xenophobia, Genocide, Murder, and Torture
Minor: Eating disorder
timbsy'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder and Vomit
Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Sexism
dalek_caan'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Mental illness, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Confinement
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Vomit and Alcohol
amutrion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Sexual harassment