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Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
So generally would not recommend. It is also extremely hard to get into to the book at all and not just because it’s not a necessary plot line, but because of the world building. That’s usually not even a bad thing, but again so forced… uh 🙄 even after reading the glossary at least eight times I still had unexplained questions to EVERYTHING….
Okay gonna quit raging but I could go on… in my opinion just not worth 550 pages…
Graphic: Gore, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Alcohol
Minor: Cursing, Self harm, Sexual content, Pregnancy
Graphic: Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
I’ve found fantasy books involving fairies are usually pretty raunchy (why are fae so horny? 😂). There were only a couple of sex scenes, and they were as explicit as expected.
Our protagonist is strong and fearsome, though I think her undoing will be her hardened heart. I hope she and Kaan make it in the end.
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Pregnancy
Graphic: Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Blood
The world building in this book is so damned cool. Everything is very UNIQUE - from the moons in the sky being a beautiful depiction of death, to the interesting layout of the world, to the plants, animals and creatures, to the different cultures, to the elemental magic system, to even the currency. It’s so well thought out and beautifully done. Took a bit to immerse myself in the world because it’s so incredibly different, but once you’re in it, you are IN IT!
As for the characters, they were so rich in their backstories, getting to know them was fascinating. Every little tidbit from reading at the beginning starts to make sense as you go through the story. So many times I was flipping back to earlier chapters and going OHHHHHHHH!!!! WOAH WTF
Raeve was such a cool FMC. She is a BADASS, and it was wonderful to read about her growth as a person and understand more and more about herself as the chapters went on.
Kaan, I love him. This man knows how to yearn. He and Rygun are so cool. His kingdom is giving Velaris but hot, and his ragtag crew are very fun. I hope we get more of them in the next one. I’m especially eager to read more about Grihms egg hunting journey.
The ending was reveal, after reveal, after reveal. It was so intense and exciting and FUN. I CANNOT WAIT FOR BOOK 2. Fall 2025 cannot come soon enough. LOVED IT THROUGH AND THROUGH
(May actually be in my top 3 books this year)
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood
Minor: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Pregnancy, Abandonment