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infusionofviolets's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder
Minor: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Kidnapping, Colonisation, and Classism
unsuccessfulbookclub'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
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, and War
Moderate: Pregnancy
kelsokake'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
4.0
the character arcs were great, i was tense the whole time and this book just never let up. i surprisingly wasn’t bored at any point during this 800+ page book.
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Genocide, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death and Domestic abuse
tiana_king's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
My only beef was we didn’t spend near enough time in ACOTAR and the alpha mystic character was pointless
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Genocide and Slavery
justbooker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
On the other hand, I believe this book has the best lore building moments of the series. The information dumps were easy to follow and engaging. With the lore building in the first book, it felt very scattered and needlessly confusing. This books had smooth, consistent lore that felt properly woven between character dialogue.
As far as characters go, Lidia is probably my favorite. I appreciate the depth and growth that she shows with Ruhn. Every development between her and Ruhn kept me on the edge of my seat, desperately rooting for them. I would love to see
Overall, the plot felt alright. I appreciated the loose ends that were tied up. I cheered when Ruhn
Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Classism
thecactusandthebooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and War
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Sexual violence, Murder, and Colonisation