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mooish's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Animal death
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexism, Torture, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Xenophobia, and War
braiths_book_thoughts's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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
5.0
'"Learn all you can, Elloren, about everything you can. You will find that, when you're as powerless as we are, it helps to be clever."'
This book! I could not put it down. I was so enthralled by the story!
We left book one with a massive power shift in the world and not one for the better.
Oooooooohhh boy, did we see the consequences of that in this book. New mage ruling after mage ruling after mage ruling. Each one is worse than the last and brings more danger to Elloren's friends and family.
My heart was in my throat and I was genuinely worried for these characters. It was so awful watching how the world that was already hating on the characters turn even more dark. Watching the hate crimes to casually and cruelling committed against other races was horrifying, it was painful to watch Elloren forced to see the truth of her race's cruelty.
My only gripe with this book, was that half way through it, the thought, "in these dark times and band of powerful friends....what is the point of Elloren?"
Elloren, as we know is powerless and she stubbornly stays that way. At no point does she make any effort to better herself in way where she could be useful when the band of misfits are thrown into danger. She laments after every situation how weak and powerless she is, but does nothing to help herself.
I know it is because her culture has groomed her into being small and powerless, but you think she would at least toy with the idea of learning to protect herself.
The romance in this book is far more pronounced than in book one. In fact I would say that half the book was Elloren thinking about her love interests. Where it did get annoying, it didn't stop me from wanting to know what happens next.
I am so excited to read book 3.
This book! I could not put it down. I was so enthralled by the story!
We left book one with a massive power shift in the world and not one for the better.
Oooooooohhh boy, did we see the consequences of that in this book. New mage ruling after mage ruling after mage ruling. Each one is worse than the last and brings more danger to Elloren's friends and family.
My heart was in my throat and I was genuinely worried for these characters. It was so awful watching how the world that was already hating on the characters turn even more dark. Watching the hate crimes to casually and cruelling committed against other races was horrifying, it was painful to watch Elloren forced to see the truth of her race's cruelty.
My only gripe with this book, was that half way through it, the thought, "in these dark times and band of powerful friends....what is the point of Elloren?"
Elloren, as we know is powerless and she stubbornly stays that way. At no point does she make any effort to better herself in way where she could be useful when the band of misfits are thrown into danger. She laments after every situation how weak and powerless she is, but does nothing to help herself.
I know it is because her culture has groomed her into being small and powerless, but you think she would at least toy with the idea of learning to protect herself.
The romance in this book is far more pronounced than in book one. In fact I would say that half the book was Elloren thinking about her love interests. Where it did get annoying, it didn't stop me from wanting to know what happens next.
I am so excited to read book 3.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Child abuse
siobhanisreading's review
dark
emotional
sad
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual violence, Slavery, Rape, Racism, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, and Child abuse
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