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verasbokhylla's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual violence
tiana_king'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Self harm, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Gore, Suicide, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
dontwritedown'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
3.0
As I mentioned in the previous review, Meyer doesn't know how to write introverted, non-sarcastic characters without coming off bland. This is mitigated somewhat by Winter having some eccentricities, but still.
I also feel like Meyer's writing took a huge shift in this book, almost like she had a ghostwriter in the first two books and these are fully her own pieces of writing. There also appears to be huge swaths of text that just drag on but every once in a while, the writing we fell in love with in Cinder comes through. It's truly weird, I don't know how to explain it.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Murder
theteamsreader'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, Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Slavery, Torture, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse
jfield351's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
nrogers_1030's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Forced institutionalization
anielabooks'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
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
maria_pell'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal death
theespressoedition's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The culmination of the series is so well-done with this book. It brings all of the characters together, shows us how evil is vanquished, and gives us hope for the future. However, there's a little bit of an opening ending, which I really like. Not everything is wrapped up in a nice, neat little bow. There's just enough to question what could come next for the characters. Maybe I'm bizarre for liking that - especially after four long books, but I really enjoy visualizing what could happen for all of these awesome characters we've come to appreciate and understand in a new way.
At a certain point, you might forget that you're reading fairytale retellings. I know that I did. In fact, it wasn't til Winter mentioned (for probably the eightieth time) that she was "a girl of snow and ice" that I thought, oh yeah, this is based on Snow White. Insert laughter here! They're just so well-written that I didn't even think about how similar they were to already-familiar stories. I loved every second of it.
Now that I own the box set, I'm really excited to read the two novellas that come with it. I remember picking through Fairest in the past, but I can't seem to conjure what it was about (aside from knowing that it has to do with Levana) and I never read Stars Above. I can't wait to dive in and enjoy even more of this world.
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Dementia, and Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Gaslighting