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faith99's review against another edition
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Bullying
wrensreadingroom's review
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Self harm, Classism, Death of parent, Torture, War, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Physical abuse, Vomit, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Rape, Violence, and Blood
rtrotzko's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Suicide attempt, Death, Violence, and Gaslighting
Minor: Incest
cady_sass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Body horror, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Grief, Cursing, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: War, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Violence, Suicide, and Torture
reneec1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Spice: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
This book had more spice than I prefer, (although I know a lot of people love it! I wish I would have realized that there would be so many scenes) and I often thought it was unnecessary to the plot. I’m also not a fan of how this series romanticizes
Plot:
I liked it overall, but there was sooo much travel that it got a little repetitive, especially when that was so much of the first book. I’m not a huge fan of extended travel in books. It did help with world-building, and I feel like I understand their world much better than I did after the first book.
I think it was pretty obvious that
I’ve seen a lot of reviews saying that Estrella was too whiny at the beginning of the book, but I actually appreciated that part. She had just found out that Caelum was actually Caldris, and I’m really glad she didn’t just automatically accept him for it. To me, that would have felt too shallow. I appreciated the inner turmoil it caused her as she adjusted to this entire new life.
Characters:
Estrella- I find her actions/struggles pretty relatable and I like her as a FMC.
Caldris- I’m so torn on him, but I think that’s the point. It still grosses me out when he calls Estrella Little One. I think My Star is cute.
Fallon- I really liked her and wish she could have been a little more important in this book. I think she is going to be much more significant in the next one.
Imelda- I loved Imelda and Fallon’s relationship and again, wish there had been more of her and think it would have easily worked with the back story we learn about.
Wild Hunt: I loved and hated them at the same time, which again, I think was the idea.
Comparisons:
I’ve read so many reviews saying this series is similar to FBAA, but haven’t read it. I think it’s really similar to ACOTAR with morally grey Rhys/Caldris and them being better than the persona they give out (which I’m expecting to see more of in the next book), but in my eyes, Estrella’s story is a little more like Arlin’s than Fayre’s.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Religious bigotry and Gaslighting