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thegreatelise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
The characters were pretty cool, I especially liked Genya, she was really sweet.
The concept of the story is pretty interesting as well and I'm definitely curious about what will happen next.
I feel like not that much happened in the book but at the same time a lot of things happened, I think it's just because I read it super fast like 100 pages a day and also because there wasn't that much action it was more like setting the story and the world.
I have to admit that at the very beginning I thought that Mal and Alina were siblings..
Don't blame me, they were both put at the orphanage together I got confused lmao.
Alright so everyone was talking about the Darkling and I've seen a few fanart of him, being on booktok and booksta I had to come across some fanarts and stuff and a lot of people are lowkey simps for him, I was disappointed when I discovered that he was the bad guy of the story and that he was a literal asshole, I don't like him and don't understand why everyone does but I guess I have 2 other volumes to read.
For a moment near the end I really thought that Mal would die, I appreciate him and his relationship with Alina, I was satisfied to know that he made it alive in the end.
Minor: Violence, Sexual content, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail
saucywench813's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Body shaming and Sexual content
Minor: Death, War, and Death of parent
nisha_27'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: Animal death, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Cursing, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
chaoticreadingclub's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Animal death
raven_claw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Death
Minor: Sexual content
grizzlysnack'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
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Blood, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Sexual assault
a_tiny_crow'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: War, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Gore, and Alcohol
World building is great, but the characters are a little simplistic and tropey. Also I just can't take the Darkling seriously with a name like that. Like a 10-year-old's idea of a badass name for their online goth avatar.eowyn_zoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
samshea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Minor: Sexual content
bcrowes11's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Moderate: Sexual content
There's moments in the book where you're supposed to infer that characters were sexually assaulted so be aware.