Scan barcode
sycamore22's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, War, and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Grief
There are two detailed (very consensual) sex scenes described and several moderately sexual kisses, and hookups between side characters are casually referred to but not described in detail at times. There are some battle scenes, as the context of the book is amidst a war between two nations. Several unimportant characters die, and many characters are wounded and murdered. One more important character dies. The main characters have both lost someone who is dear to them, and speak a little bit about their grief. Dragons incinerate people several times.katikins's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
- 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
Loved. Read twice during my Libby hold, and got my non-fiction loving partner into it too!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, War, Chronic illness, Ableism, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Vomit
stripes_and_naps's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
I enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading the sequel. As someone with EDS I was very excited to read a book with a protagonist who has EDS written by an author who has it as well. I thought the story was entertaining and I enjoyed immersing myself into the world. That being said, I agree with others who have said that at times it feels very YA, it’s full of predictable tropes, and that there are some plot holes. Was it a literary masterpiece? No. However, I would still recommend this book to people who are looking for a fantasy novel with some smut sprinkled in, and don’t mind and/or enjoy YA as well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Sexual content, and War
Moderate: Death of parent
maryrosem's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Death, and Death of parent
emmers_lulu's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book! Read it. Then we’ll talk.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Physical abuse, Murder, and Violence
Minor: War
ang44's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- 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
I didn't expect to like this book as much as I did, but I literally couldn't put it down. It's not the most well-written fantasy story I've read in that some of the dialogue can be very cheesy/cringey and it leaned SO heavily into every trope possible, but I absolutely loved the actual plot at its core and what the story twisted and turned into. The fast pace made it sooo enjoyable. I also loved the main romance, but there was definitely much more intense sexual scenes than I expected - I did love the way that these sharply contrasted with the action of the fight scenes though. I really appreciated the way that there wasn't a real love triangle, and that it ended up being really easy to root for the main guy and hate the other guy, because it was that much more satisfying to read them get together. So excited for the rest of this series just to see where the plot goes!
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Murder, Grief, Sexual content, and Violence
arisyes's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Chronic illness
Moderate: Murder, Cursing, Violence, and Death
arianna9's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
I rooted for Violet and Xaiden the whole time. The sex scenes weren't bad either. I could see their love. It was a straight-up page-turner. Yarros now has me hooked on enemies-to-lovers romantasies with dragons.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Blood, Sexual content, War, and Violence
Moderate: Murder, Toxic friendship, Medical content, and Death
Minor: Death of parent
thenextbookdilemma's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent and Toxic friendship
Minor: War
hollymileham's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- 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
i loved this so much what a perfect fantasy romance literally my only complaint is that it was so good that i cant bear to wait for the paperback to come out so ill have to buy the hardback that doesnt match
violet&xaden are everything i look for in a fantasy couple and i related to violet so much how amazing that i didnt even know about her disability until i started reading this and found out its the same one as mine
violet&xaden are everything i look for in a fantasy couple and i related to violet so much how amazing that i didnt even know about her disability until i started reading this and found out its the same one as mine
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and War
Moderate: Blood and Murder