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niarfodnof'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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
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: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, and Classism
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: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism
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: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, and Classism
Minor: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
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: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Eating disorder, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Vomit, and Grief
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: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
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: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
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: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Moderate: Genocide, Torture, Xenophobia, Murder, and War
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: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence
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: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Vomit and Alcohol