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Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, Abandonment
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Sexual assault, Xenophobia
Minor: Sexual content, Slavery, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content
Minor: Infertility
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Racism
Moderate: Antisemitism, Grief
Treasure Hunt, Romance Subplots, Diverse Characters, 1 🔥
“He wanted someone who would enter a room and look for him first, to behold him as though the secrets of the world lay somewhere in his gaze, to finish his sentences.”
“When a man cannot see a person as a person, then the devil has slipped into him and is peering out of his eyes.”
“I envy you because you can look at yourself. You can bear your own reflection, knowing you can shoulder the weight of every choice you made and regret you carry. That is a rare thing as one gets older.”
“Gods burned cities and spared a child. Gods put gold in the palms of the wicked and left that miserable currency of hope in the hearts of the good.”
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism, Antisemitism, Colonisation
Minor: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent
I continue to love this world, these characters, and Roshani’s writing. I loved getting to dive deeper into the magic and the backstories of these characters. Zofia really shined in this book. I love her so much and loved getting to see her build her confidence. I loved how intricate the heist/mystery of this book was. There were so many elaborate pieces that went into their search for The Divine Lyrics.
I do think it was a little slow at times and then suddenly picked up near the end, but I think it overall had a great build up even though it lagged a little bit in the middle. Now, I love these characters a lot, but man did some of them get on my nerves. Some of them being Séverin. I get it, he’s grieving and desperate to protect his loved ones, but jeez he was being so cold the whole book and hurting everyone (mostly Laila) in the process. I also expected so much more tension between Séverin and Laila and was left a little unsatisfied when that “tension” came to a breaking point. I did love getting more of Laila’s back story and learning more about her powers.
What I loved the most about this book was the overarching theme of powerlessness. It’s prevalent with every. single. character. Séverin’s desire to become a god to protect his loved ones, the expiration date on Laila’s life and the fact that she’s Forged, Zofia feeling like a burden for seeing the world differently than others, Enrique feeling like nobody sees him, and Hypnos feeling like an outsider within this group. I loved how feeling powerless motivated each character. It was also interesting to see each character’s perspective on love. This idea that love doesn’t always look the way you think it will. Overall, I love this series, I love these characters, and I loved the core ideas of this book in particular.
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Racism, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder
Graphic: Death, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation
Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Self harm, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation