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lindseyhall44'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
Graphic: Abandonment, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Grief, Murder, and Physical abuse
serena_hien'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
4.25
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Abandonment, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
Minor: Sexual violence
abibea'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
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Slavery and Injury/Injury detail
annsfictworld'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Murder, Violence, Abandonment, and Death
victoria_elaine'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? N/A
4.25
Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief, Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: War and Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment and Trafficking
pageafter_paige's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It was definitely a slow burn romance wise. I think the book had a pretty good pace, maybe a little slow at some parts but not too bad.
Honestly the thing that annoyed me the most was how the FMM being constantly described as an untouchable warrior but like we see she makes mistakes that seem a little obvious… maybe she blinded by love though so who am I to judge.
Overall I liked Jase’s character a lot and hearing the history of his family was VERY interesting I almost wish there was a book on that! Kazi was also likable and gave me Inej vibes form Six of Crows (except Inej is actually untouchable lmao). I’ll be interested to see what happens with them in the second book.
Moderate: Stalking, War, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Trafficking, Abandonment, Classism, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
ktoreilly'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
3.75
I really enjoyed the two perspectives we got from Kazi and Jase, though their voices didn’t always feel very distinguishable at times as they share many similar traits (stubbornness, loyalty, propensity for violence, etc…). I really loved the beginning of their story, and thought their dance between enemies and lovers was a refreshing take on the trope. However, their continual miscommunication / lying got pretty annoying towards the end. (They’re seriously both in positions of authority but don’t have the maturity to just talk to each other???)
Otherwise, I found the story very compelling, but the details were burdensome when reading - there were so many names to keep track of (esp. the Ballengers, omg), there wasn’t much context provided for the setting and world building, and it was difficult to feel connected to the motivating events that took place before this story. (It wasn’t until now, reading through other reviews, that I’m learning there are other books that take place in this world, ahead of these events. I wish there’d been some acknowledgement of that or some additional background provided, since this a separate series, but oh well.)
I enjoyed Pearson’s writing and this story so much, I’ll probably pick up the sequel so we’ll see how that one is!
Graphic: Trafficking and Kidnapping
Moderate: Abandonment and Violence
Minor: Death
marine2907'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: Slavery, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Body horror, Death of parent, Grief, Trafficking, Violence, War, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, and Sexual assault
milcahh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Torture, and War
Minor: Miscarriage
wemily0'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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Kidnapping and Abandonment
Minor: War, Violence, Torture, and Trafficking