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Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Death, Violence
Moderate: Death, Blood
Graphic: Violence, Blood
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Classism
Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
I do feel there is a bit of the background missing eg more on the origin of the trials, origin of powers etc. May be covered in later books, maybe not. But still a good bit of escapism.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Violence, Blood
Moderate: Death, Gore, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
The writing isn't perfect (it feels a bit amateurish at times - I vividly remember one scene where I was counting how many more hands Kai could have) but let's not forget that this is Lauren Roberts' first book.
I love this story: I love the setting, I love the twisted games, I love Kai and Paedyn, and I love the undeniable love they have for each other. I hate Kitt! And I hated him since the beginning of the story.
But that ending... that ending will be the death of me!
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Child death, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Alcohol
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Physical abuse, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Grief
The first third was very similar to elements of hunger games.
I actually enjoyed the main characters and romance a lot and was very invested by the end.
I did find the writing to be a bit juvenile and distracting at times. The writer used a lot of the same phrases and adjectives throughout.
Will still definitely be getting the next one asap.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Blood, Grief, War