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gracelyn's review against another edition
4.75
⋆ ⁎ ★° ⁀ ➷ 4,75 stars & 2,5 steamy
“Began to see her as a monster.”“Is she?”“It depends on who’s telling the story, I suppose.”
I feel that this book is missing the action we got in the other books!
Actually like this book a lot. Chapters are a bit long and the second part of the book has been a bit slow for me.
Tropes/Themes:
- Romance
- Multiple pov’s
- Emotional healing
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content
kayceeisbookish's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
slow-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death, Vomit, and War
poati's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Ableism, and Pregnancy
Minor: Murder, Torture, Sexual content, and Vomit
katharina90's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Was not thrilled to read a Chaol-heavy book but then I found myself enjoying it much more than expected.
A good amount of fluff could have been edited out but the character development is solid.
Devoting an entire book on side characters is an interesting move that mostly paid off.
A good amount of fluff could have been edited out but the character development is solid.
Devoting an entire book on side characters is an interesting move that mostly paid off.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Ableism, and Death
jessversteeg's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, Pregnancy, Medical content, Death, Vomit, and Violence
Minor: War
booksofautumn's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Death, Pregnancy, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Torture, War, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, and Self harm
angelofthetardis's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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? It's complicated
4.0
My first ever tandem read, and what a way to start! But it does mean I have to review both this and 'Empire of Storms' together. I can see why people recommend the tandem read though; while there is no direct interaction between the characters, some of the events in one are referenced in the other. If you were reading them separately, I think it would sort of spoil things, especially if you read them in the 'wrong' order.
I particularly like that these stories start to pull together the threads that have been weaving away since the prequel without it feeling contrived or forced. The only trouble is, it does require you to have a fairly good memory of the earlier books - not great when you're borrowing them from the library and are having to wait weeks between each one. I'm definitely going to have to reread these as a job lot as and when I actually get around to buying them!
I enjoyed the continuing development of the relationship between Aelin and Rowan, and as usual the author doesn't disappointed when resolving the UST! But at the same time I hope she keeps the heat in their relationship, especially given the ending!
On the other hand, I'm finding myself to be disappointed in Chaol. From the romantic hero he appeared to be at the outset, he now seems to come across as quite changeable and not as 'deep' a person as I had expected. His change in this story seems very rushed and I just can't be comfortable with the ending. But I guess we'll see what happens in the finale! Very hopeful it'll prove me wrong and change my mind!
There are a lot of moving parts in this now, but I think the author managed to juggle them all really well; even with the introduction of a multitude of new characters, it was very easy to follow the trajectory of each person's individual story and how they all intertwined. But equally there are a few nice twists and turns in here which keep the momentum and the engagement high.
Thank goodness the library has delivered the last in ther series today, so I can jump straight in! Looking forward to it!!
I particularly like that these stories start to pull together the threads that have been weaving away since the prequel without it feeling contrived or forced. The only trouble is, it does require you to have a fairly good memory of the earlier books - not great when you're borrowing them from the library and are having to wait weeks between each one. I'm definitely going to have to reread these as a job lot as and when I actually get around to buying them!
I enjoyed the continuing development of the relationship between Aelin and Rowan, and as usual the author doesn't disappointed when resolving the UST! But at the same time I hope she keeps the heat in their relationship, especially given the ending!
On the other hand, I'm finding myself to be disappointed in Chaol. From the romantic hero he appeared to be at the outset, he now seems to come across as quite changeable and not as 'deep' a person as I had expected. His change in this story seems very rushed and I just can't be comfortable with the ending. But I guess we'll see what happens in the finale! Very hopeful it'll prove me wrong and change my mind!
There are a lot of moving parts in this now, but I think the author managed to juggle them all really well; even with the introduction of a multitude of new characters, it was very easy to follow the trajectory of each person's individual story and how they all intertwined. But equally there are a few nice twists and turns in here which keep the momentum and the engagement high.
Thank goodness the library has delivered the last in ther series today, so I can jump straight in! Looking forward to it!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
mia_dt13's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content
phoricho's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, War, and Drug use
sierrabowers's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I think this book was a good addition to the throne of glass series, but it was definitely not the best one. If I hadn’t done the tandem read, it would have been dreadful. I think the only way people should read this book is in conjunction with empire of storms. The ending was not as enthralling as EOS but definitely gave me motivation to hurry into Kingdom of Ash!!!! I think the journey that Chaol went through emotionally and physically is very important and shows the strength of people who live with physical disabilities.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Abandonment, Blood, Animal death, Child death, Classism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Murder, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Vomit, Medical content, Violence, Sexual content, War, and Sexual assault