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Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Death of parent
Graphic: Child death, Death
I liked how they had a different strategy to take each City, it made the fighting more interesting and not so repetitive. Sylina and Atrius were both great warriors. Atrius learned to take advantage of her strengths/abilities instead of expecting her to sit around the camp doing nothing.
The plot twist at the end was a little unexpected. I’d figured there was something weird going on with the Arachessen, but the full extent I hadn’t guessed. Their group was an interesting aspect of the story. Their abilities were cool. Wanted to see more of them working together.
Wanted to see the vampires doing more vampire things. At one point I forgot that Atrius was a vampire. Sylina was the human, but she had/used more powers than Atrius.
Overall this was fast paced and enjoyable. It was a good standalone. Heavy on the fantasy/war and light/medium on the romance. It was slow burn with a couple spicy scenes.
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Violence, War
Moderate: Child death
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse
Minor: Slavery, Death of parent
Graphic: Death, Murder
Minor: Child death
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Torture, Vomit
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent
Sylina is part of the (
All of us at the mercy of fate - the mercy of the unknown.
Right away, I was delighted to meet Sylina. She's a little lost and unsure about her place in the world, struggles internally, but is also absolutely badass - a trained assassin. Talk about duality! It was a complex journey for her: the past, her struggles and beliefs, the sisterhood and Sightmother, the war and her mission, and of course Atrius and her growing feelings.
A complicated mess that would cost everybody involved a lot, regardless of what Sylina decides to do.
Atrius was actually surprisingly refreshing; he wasn't your typical "villain", he had his reasons, and he was more... soft? Perhaps not the right word, but he was more human than some others.
You see too much, seer.
I see just enough, conqueror.
There was a lot of action, a few funny bits, a whole lot of tension, and too much heartbreak. Atrius and Sylina had a good connection; something was lacking, but I can't put my finger on it. I liked their "too many?" and "not for us" moments; they were such an entertaining and slaying fighter duo. Who needs an army when you've got these two?
I would've wanted to know more about their future: what happens to Nero, the Arachessen, how is everyone doing, and what about their work ahead? The ending could've been a little more, but it wasn't terrible.
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Death, Drug use, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Drug abuse
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail