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adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Although I find it incredibly frustrating that they've split this book into three parts rather than 2, I can sort of see why as the story lends itself to that split. However, because there are a lot of moving parts to get into place before the final act commences, it does mean that part 1 does come across as a bit slow. It's all necessary plot and it's just as beautifully written as ever, but because the last lines of ACOMAF spoil what could have been a huge twist, the goings on at the Spring Court lack the shock factor they could have had, which in turn deadens the pace.
The amount of moving parts also means that the intricacies of the story can be a little harder to follow when you don't have the words in front of you, particularly when it comes to shifting alliances, battle strategies and so on. But equally I admit that could be down to my muzzy head.
It was nice to have Rhysand take over narration duty at the beginning of the book, and I kind of wish he had more stage time (yay for the Rhys POV fanfic I've just discovered!). I love how he brings the character's emotions through without breaking that solid exterior. Being totally shallow, I would definitely like more vocals from him in *those* scenes - he's just too damned quiet! 🤠Feyre's narration did start to frustrate me a little in this one though; unfortunately I don't think the actress managed to pull off those deep, dark moments of bloodlust and threat - she might drop her voice an octave, but I don't feel the anger, hurt and betrayal behind the words in the same way.
In some ways, I'm enjoying listening to these stories more than reading them because the speed at which I devour the story isn't set by me. In turn, the actors choices of what words to stress and when mean I'm picking up on bits and pieces in more depth than before. In particular, while I was aware of the the amount of setting up for ACOSF in here, I haven't just glossed over it and so have a deeper connection with Nesta and Cassian than I did when reading. On the other hand, where I know I could have read the whole book I the time it's taken just to listen to this first part, this again takes the pace down to a crawl.
Still good, but doesn't quite reach the dizzying heights of the last one.
The amount of moving parts also means that the intricacies of the story can be a little harder to follow when you don't have the words in front of you, particularly when it comes to shifting alliances, battle strategies and so on. But equally I admit that could be down to my muzzy head.
It was nice to have Rhysand take over narration duty at the beginning of the book, and I kind of wish he had more stage time (yay for the Rhys POV fanfic I've just discovered!). I love how he brings the character's emotions through without breaking that solid exterior. Being totally shallow, I would definitely like more vocals from him in *those* scenes - he's just too damned quiet! 🤠Feyre's narration did start to frustrate me a little in this one though; unfortunately I don't think the actress managed to pull off those deep, dark moments of bloodlust and threat - she might drop her voice an octave, but I don't feel the anger, hurt and betrayal behind the words in the same way.
In some ways, I'm enjoying listening to these stories more than reading them because the speed at which I devour the story isn't set by me. In turn, the actors choices of what words to stress and when mean I'm picking up on bits and pieces in more depth than before. In particular, while I was aware of the the amount of setting up for ACOSF in here, I haven't just glossed over it and so have a deeper connection with Nesta and Cassian than I did when reading. On the other hand, where I know I could have read the whole book I the time it's taken just to listen to this first part, this again takes the pace down to a crawl.
Still good, but doesn't quite reach the dizzying heights of the last one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Torture, Body horror, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, War, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, and Cursing
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