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maple_dove's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Alcohol, Death, Blood, Misogyny, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Gore, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, and Self harm
Minor: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Child death, War, Animal death, Vomit, and Sexual content
Self-harm (graphic - Ritualistic purposes)zaesbookshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
Okay. Wow.
You often hear about “the second book curse”. This phenomenon in which the second of a series is a bit of dud - something to get through to continue the story. This book is not.
Since the world has already been built and as much time is not needed spent creating this island of Fennbirn, this book moves quickly. Lots of action, lots of character development. The beautiful writing and storytelling started in the first book continues here.
Kendare Blake does such a good job of keeping the reader on their toes; never quite sure what will happen. Which I deeply appreciate! Halfway through this series and (though I have hopes) I genuinely have no clue how it will end. And I am very excited to find out!
You often hear about “the second book curse”. This phenomenon in which the second of a series is a bit of dud - something to get through to continue the story. This book is not.
Since the world has already been built and as much time is not needed spent creating this island of Fennbirn, this book moves quickly. Lots of action, lots of character development. The beautiful writing and storytelling started in the first book continues here.
Kendare Blake does such a good job of keeping the reader on their toes; never quite sure what will happen. Which I deeply appreciate! Halfway through this series and (though I have hopes) I genuinely have no clue how it will end. And I am very excited to find out!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Violence
Moderate: Death, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Grief, Confinement, and Animal cruelty
cardlikecredit's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-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
4.75
This book was so intense! The pace definitely was better than the first one, especially the utter chaos at the end. I also appreciated the character map at the beginning.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
rafacolog's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Violence, Blood, Gore, and Murder
pagesbycaroline's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This book definitely keeps you on your toes. There was so many ups and downs where you thought something was over and then it comes back later. A good sequel.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Sexual content
mia_luvsreading's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Animal cruelty, and Murder
Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, and Vomit
thaliareads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Overall I enjoyed this book. Through probably an accidental pocket tap on my end while trying to pause the book, I'm pretty sure I skipped about an hour of the book towards the end, but didn't realize for a bit because I assumed it was just the jumpiness between perspectives. While I like the idea of the book and am glad I read it, I don't think I would have finished it if I were reading the physical book because I moved through it pretty slow. I do still plan to finish the series as I'm excited about the direction the story was moving at the end of this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
This book is very dark. Be prepared for self-poising with the intention of getting stronger, animal attacks, and general violence and torture. Injuries are described in high detail. There are some animals that do die, and one animal that becomes neglected during this book.paperbackbookies's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book made me cry more then once. I’m mad and excited and I’m a mess?? This book had me sitting in the same position for hours while I read. Now I’m sitting here all covered in snot writing this review because WOW. My minds blown, my heart hurts, I’m devastatingly sad.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Sexual content
lrose02's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-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
4.0
This book was so full of action I sped through it. Mirabella and Arsinoe just got more lovable throughout the book whilst my contempt for Katharine grew. I’m glad they confirmed that Arsinoe and Katharine were switched. I loved that we got to meet Jules’ aunt. Fuck her Mum though. The only valid man in this series is Billy and Luke. The tiny side characters don’t count. I am sad to admit I was not upset when Joseph died. It was a very obvious build up as he kept bleeding even though he was “fine”. Natalie didn’t deserve that ending but it’s going to be interesting to see how Katharine is affected in the next book. It’s a really interesting plot point that now everybody knows Arsinoe is meant to be a poisoner. The poisoner vs the poison. I don’t get how Katharine was able to be crowned when her sisters were still alive- I’m surprised the island let her. I think it’s possible now that Mirabella and Arsinoe can rule together but Katharine is never giving up the throne. I like the twist at the end with her husband and what she has become. Jules is an interesting character because I’ve never really encountered a side character that is more powerful than one of the main ones and the ending is one that makes me go “ooooh bad idea”. Jules definitely should not have returned to the island but I can’t blame her after Joseph. She needs to learn independence and strength away from him and I hope the warriors help her do that
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Violence, and Death
eddiroll's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail