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chiitea99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Where do I even begin?
I almost threw this book in my DNF pile within the first 3 chapters. I finished this out of pure SPITE just so I can say I hated it, and yes, I did finish it.
The number of times the threat of death was thrown around was almost comical. If my eyes could be lodged in the back of my skull from rolling them so much at the mere mention of death in this book, they would. And they were not even in a war. They were just TRAINING for it AT. SCHOOL. Don't die at the parapet. Don't die by the hands of other students. Don't die at sparring. Don't die at the gauntlet. Don't die at the threshing. Don't die during flight lessons. This thing can kill you. Your dragon can kill you just cus it wants to. Don't die here. Don't die over there. Watch out even the damn stairs can kill you.
I'm also a big fan of the enemies to lovers trope. But not when it's "oh, that's the son of the guy that killed my brother. Fuck him. But why is he so hot?" The 🌶 was the mildest I've ever read. I'm astonished that people rate it so highly. I've read better 🌶 in freaking fanfiction.
The only redeeming thing about this book is the dragons. I loved Tarin and Andarna. I wish there was just more lore about the dragons. The only thing that we learned about them was Violet listing off facts in the middle of practicing the gauntlet and it was separated between every sentence with actions so I didn't learn jack squat about the most interesting part of the book.
Only about the middle third of the book was interesting with the whitty banter and flirting from Xaden and Violet. And the interactions between them and their dragons, minus the super awkward scene. You know the one. By the last third, I was extremely bored, even with plot twist after plot twist.
Would I read this again? Probably not. Would I recommend it to anyone? No. Am I probably going to read the sequel. Yes. Out of spite as well.
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, and War
Moderate: Gaslighting, Death of parent, Body horror, and Grief
caitlinspeachyreads'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
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Animal death, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Chronic illness, Murder, Sexual content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Death of parent
emsappho'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Death, and Sexual content
haddybea14'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: Death, Murder, Blood, War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror
Moderate: Chronic illness
Minor: Death of parent
mysteryspouse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Cursing, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Death, Blood, Body shaming, Classism, Genocide, Grief, Gore, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Torture, Emotional abuse, Vomit, War, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Excrement
kyrstin_p1989'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
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Vomit, Violence, War, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Death of parent, Torture, Bullying, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
amelievonzeisig'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
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, War, Vomit, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Blood, Animal cruelty, Violence, Torture, Sexual content, Death of parent, Cursing, Death, Colonisation, Body horror, Chronic illness, and Animal death
ninahuynh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Classism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Bullying, Death of parent, Genocide, Animal death, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Sexual content, War, and Xenophobia
spellygirl's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Blood, Grief, War, Death, Gore, Body horror, Body shaming, Murder, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Bullying
ursimae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Cursing, Sexual content, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Bullying, War, Xenophobia, and Violence
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Genocide
Minor: Torture, Classism, and Colonisation