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jennipea382'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, War, Blood, Gore, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Classism, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Cannibalism, and Misogyny
glddstwmn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I really wanted to like this, I enjoyed the first one and was excited to see where this led, the story itself us interesting enough but good lord, the characters have become INSUFFERABLE.
Poppy is such a pick-me, all of their personalities (Poppy/Cas/Keiran) fell flat, they were all written in the same tone. Keiran was particularly annoying, I wanted to like him but it was the same conversation over and over and it was CRINGE af anytime he interacted with Poppy.
This is a direct quote (no spoilers but I will put in a spoiler tag anyways)
It was. “I’m beginning to realize I’m an incredibly random person.”
This type of interaction of Poppy desperately trying to be qUiRkY and not-like-other-girls™️ was painful. She reminds me of Boxxy.
Also, Malik's name was spelled both with c and a k, interchangeably throughout and I found the way that the dialogue was written made it unclear of who was speaking.
Honestly, not sure if I will continue this series and if I do, I will DNF immediately if literally ANYONE mentions how many questions Poppy asks (is that not how conversation works??) Keiran and Cas are starting to give me the ick, and give off "hewwo pwincess" *tips fedora* type vibes and I was cringing hard in the annotations the entire time.
Graphic: Child death, Toxic relationship, War, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Torture, Slavery, and Sexism
Minor: Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, and Rape
dubious consentbookishmind_13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Violence, and Gore
Moderate: War, Emotional abuse, Torture, Animal death, Murder, Child death, and Physical abuse
Minor: Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Death of parent, Grief, Confinement, Mental illness, Classism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
dlsmk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Blood, Body shaming, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Cursing, Child death, Murder, Violence, and Death
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture
meghan1111's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Classism, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, War, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Hate crime, Child death, Physical abuse, Torture, and Slavery
butilikeit'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Blood, Death, Confinement, Violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Kidnapping, and Sexual content
Moderate: War
Minor: Rape
toastyghosty13'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? Yes
3.0
I enjoyed learning a bit more about the overarching conspiracy behind the vamprys and the maiden's role in the ascension. There is still a lot more to uncover and unpack, and for that reason I will probably continue with the series. I have heard that the next book is the start of the end/downfall, so we'll see if I make it further than that.
Negative points for me were the cheesiness of the romance plot. It started to feel like the romance portion was equal parts of the content as the main plot lines, which is not really my thing. It started to feel like a bit too much, although it was still fun and I liked the wit and back and forth between Poppy and Casteel. The part that was a bit bleh for me was
I probably will not start the next book immediately since I feel like I need a bit of a breather, plus I have other books to finish. I do plan on at least reading the next one since the main conspiracy plot line is really interesting to me and this book ended on a bit of a twist (even though it was something I predicted after like chapter 8). I do want to find out more about this world and the topic of Ascension, the sleeping gods, and what Poppy's role is in this world that makes her so special to be the Chosen one.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Blood, War, Violence, Murder, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Child death, and Classism
beckyremillard'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
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and War
cait'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
4.5
Minor: Classism, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Torture, Child abuse, Murder, Sexism, War, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Body horror, Body shaming, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Genocide, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Bullying, and Child death
poppybos109'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: Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Torture, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, War, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Murder, Slavery, and Violence