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hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, War, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence
psydneigh's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-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
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. I wish I hadn’t read the description because I feel like it kind of spoiled how things would go, so my advice GO INTO THE BOOK BLIND. I also didn’t really feel Lara’s motivation to write all those plans down when she did. It didn’t come off authentic to me On to the next one!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement and War
lilbookishdragon's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: War
alite428's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and War
_savannahreads_'s review against another edition
adventurous
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Gore, Sexual content, Murder, Child abuse, War, and Blood
britgirlreading's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol and War
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Sexism, Murder, Misogyny, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Confinement
justagrlandherdog's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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 didn’t go into this book thinking I’d love it. I knew it was popular, thought I’d enjoy it but didn’t think I’d become obsessed with it just a few chapters in. While its still early in the year it is one of the best books I’ve read so far. So many times it had me laughing and smirking and giddy and then at the climax, oof, I was anxious. I couldn’t put it down. I love Aren and Lara’s banter, the things Aren does it try to win Lara over. The side characters were gold! Nana and Jor, funniest lines I’ve read. The cliffhanger at the end definitely has me opening the next one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: War
Minor: Death of parent and Child abuse
marylinaris's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The world building and established political set up was promising but I kinda slogged through this book - as it was mostly just boring. Lara spends most of the story not knowing what’s going on and the rest slowly piecing clues together. Since the author obviously wants us to figure out the world with Lara, Aren’s POV is also incredibly boring because it cannot tell us any more that what Lara knows at the given time.
The main characters had some intriguing qualities but I couldn’t tell you anything personal about them, which lead me to not click with either of them. There was one side character I found interesting (because she had an actual personality) but that didn’t help overall. The romance also had weird pacing, I would’ve expected something more of the political marriage but them being married did surprisingly little to more the plot in any particular direction.
This book has a lot of missed potential and overall couldn’t really catch me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death and War
Minor: Death of parent
itsrocio's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
slow-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? It's complicated
4.0
omfg !!! creo que desde el inicio tuve el presentimiento de que iba a disfrutar mucho este libro porque, seamos sinceros, ¿quién no se iba ya a enganchar con semejante primer capítulo? desde ese primer momento queda reflejada lo increíble de la pluma de esta autora: personajes increíbles, una trama super atrapante y un worldbuilding sin grietas.
es cierto que no se centra taaanto en el romance, pero el desarrollo y el avance de la relación entre los personajes es un punto tan fundamental como lo son la política y los conflictos que abundan en la historia; así que la emoción y la intriga por saber lo que va a pasar nunca faltan.
los últimos capítulos son para un ataque al corazón y ese final, DIOS, me lo veía venir pero nada me preparó para todo lo que me hizo sentir; muy épico todo.
es cierto que no se centra taaanto en el romance, pero el desarrollo y el avance de la relación entre los personajes es un punto tan fundamental como lo son la política y los conflictos que abundan en la historia; así que la emoción y la intriga por saber lo que va a pasar nunca faltan.
los últimos capítulos son para un ataque al corazón y ese final, DIOS, me lo veía venir pero nada me preparó para todo lo que me hizo sentir; muy épico todo.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder
Minor: War
deardarlingreader's review
adventurous
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: War, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Murder and Cursing