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I'm kinda sad I only listened to this as entertaining while sick in bed.
After I had it on my wishlist for a long time and almost accidentaly ordered it twice based of an arc Review AND a coworker saying this is close to dethroning ToG for her, I was so excited for this.
And in the beginning I thought this was gonna be a year-highlight.
Don't get me wrong, I loved it!!
But in the end, there was some emotional connection missing for me. This could be entirely based on my state of mind atm, so I am really excited to read the next book(s) and will recommend this to anyone who'll listen.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Classism
Banter was often fun. Some of the lyrical writing worked (especially with the prologue). The volume of writing attempting to be lyrical and floral in the first person POV chapters were too clunky. you don’t see enough difference in the head narratives of the raeve and Kaan povs.
some plot choices of miscommunication and holding back missed opportunity for the characters to collaborate and find ways around the villains. This is a common issue with books in these genres.
I have enough notes on the writing choices annoyed me that it drops the writing down.
Carnal knowledge ? Eloquently dressed ? The characters insults got tied when it’s about small brains and small cocks.
Bloated similes and metaphors that aren’t clear to understand. @morelemonheads on Reddit described it well : “ the writing so often like an upside down triangle: rumination paragraph, summary of that paragraph, shorter summary, two words, one word. Hundreds of times she follows that formula in her writing. Irritating.”
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I was annoyed by the publishing choices of the glossary and especially the family tree. I accidentally clocked the spoiler info when I was trying to check a term in the glossary. this spoiled two important plot points,
Overall, these flaws dont diminish my eagerness to read this book again. The writing
More reflections to add after my initial book hangover.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence
Moderate: Sexual content, Medical trauma
Minor: Emotional abuse
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief
Minor: Cannibalism, Pregnancy
The beginning was written in a poetic prose/ waxed lyrical…. Some plot holes were not yet addressed in book 1.
The audio book gave more clarity through the male/female character voices. But had One not listened to the audio, there might have been some confusion.
The end of the book randomly began to swap from 4 different perspectives.
This is not a light read. Takes some concentration.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment
Moderate: Sexual content
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Incest, Infidelity, Vomit, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Alcohol, War
This was exactly what I needed. I got lost in the story and this beautiful world. I fell in love with these characters and my heart broke over and over .
I can't wait to see where the story will lead us . It's definitely a must read!
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Misogyny, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy, War
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War
Minor: Animal cruelty