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greeneggsandsam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
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Girls of Fate and Fury is the third and final book in the Girls of Paper and Fire series by Natasha Ngan. The series follows two girls who are forced concubines to the Demon King, called Paper Girls, who are involved I the rebellion against the Demon Court's terrible rule.
This book, and the series as a whole, was such a challenging story that took me on an emotional roller coaster. It made me question myself because I loved these deeply flawed characters who made such awful decisions but did so for what they felt were the right reasons. Ngan is not afraid to catapult your heart right out of your chest, and I really didn't know where she was going to take the characters, whether it would be good or bad and to what extent. This is explores more of thr magic in the world than previously developed, which added even more to the intrigue.
I absolutely loved the ride this book took me on. One minute my heart was melting for the romance between characters, and the next I'm biting my nails wondering what could go wrong next for them. The feminist undertones, and LGBTQ representation are very present, and I love how they played into the plot. This is a series I can see myself enjoying again in the future, especially when I'm in need of a good heart wrencher.
Graphic: Self harm, Blood, and War
Moderate: Sexual assault
starccato'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
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Xenophobia, and Slavery
Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Medical content, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, and Self harm
Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Vomit
adancewithbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The Girls of Paper and Fire trilogy is the empowering story of Lei and Wren. Who were taken as Paper Girls for the demon king but become the bane of his existence. If that doesn't spell kick ass girls I don't know what to tell you.
In this last installment our two girls have been separated, neither of them knowing if the other is still alive. Where in the previous two installments they gained a lot of strength from each other, now they are back on their own. And it causes a lot of self doubts. Especially for Wren who wonders if maybe she is a monster that doesn't deserve Lei.
Lei on the other hand has to deal with what happened previously when she was in the hidden palace. The trauma that the demon king and its inhabitants caused her have left its marks. And while I would rather she didn't have to relive some things I did think it was empowering to see for her as a character how much the Demon King feared the girl she had become. Because Lei kicks an insane amount of butt.
Another thing I was happy about was to see the other paper girls again. I'm glad that they weren't forgotten about in this finale because they all played their part in the first book and it wouldn't have been right to conclude this series without them.
More than that I don't want to share because it wouldn't be right to share too much of this conclusion. All in all this was a good conclusion to a strong empowering trilogy
Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape
Minor: Self harm
rayyax's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: War
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Sexual assault
lzzz004's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, War, Torture, Genocide, Death, and Self harm
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Slavery, Rape, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol