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guessgreenleaf's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
tense
medium-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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Murder, Violence, Death, Torture, and Self harm
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Grief
quinn24's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
medium-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
3.5
This was fun, definitely not my usual kind of read, I did feel like a few things fell kinda flat, but it was fun. I liked Alistair, Hendry,and Gavin, but I found myself being kinda bored with the others though I am almost always like that when a book has switching POVs. Alistair is absolutely my favourite.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Torture, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Death, Child abuse, Grief, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Vomit, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Child death
Minor: Alcohol, Misogyny, and Sexism
brooketreads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I loved book one, so why isn’t this a five star too? My main issue is that I felt like this was too long. I spent the last two or three HOURS of the book thinking ok time to wrap this up.
This next part ranges in to spoiler territory. Ye be warned!
My other main issue is that book one got me invested in Alistair and Isobel as romantic interests. I ended book one having hope that they would come back from it. Then, here in book two they are like nope, let’s give them both other romantic interests. I don’t do well when authors decide to do this in their series (SJM in ACOTAR I’m looking at you 😤). Anyway!!! At some point I did start to come around. But then Alistair and Gavin ticked me the heck off torturing Reid. 😡 because I liked Reid. I felt like everything got cleaned up too nicely at the end too. And Briony?! It fit though still folking rudeeeeee. But, I felt it should have also been Alistair. Sorry not sorry.
This next part ranges in to spoiler territory. Ye be warned!
My other main issue is that book one got me invested in Alistair and Isobel as romantic interests. I ended book one having hope that they would come back from it. Then, here in book two they are like nope, let’s give them both other romantic interests. I don’t do well when authors decide to do this in their series (SJM in ACOTAR I’m looking at you 😤). Anyway!!! At some point I did start to come around. But then Alistair and Gavin ticked me the heck off torturing Reid. 😡 because I liked Reid. I felt like everything got cleaned up too nicely at the end too. And Briony?! It fit though still folking rudeeeeee. But, I felt it should have also been Alistair. Sorry not sorry.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture and Violence
micaelacccc's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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
4.5
I was only here for Alistair and Gavin and they did not disappoint. I love them so much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief and Murder
jessy4550's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Violence, Murder, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Torture, and Sexual content
Minor: Self harm, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Confinement, Stalking, Bullying, and Kidnapping
bookcheshirecat's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
“The Grieves had raised Gavin to die. The Lowes had raised Alistair to kill. Both of them deserved a better story.”
➽ I think I liked this sequel even better than the first book! All of Our Demise is the conclusion to the duology and though I wasn't sure about the direction the series was taking, I ended up liking it! It took me a bit to get back into the story, but then I got really invested. The story follows our champions now that the Veil has been dropping and the Tournament is slowly falling apart. That means outside forces - such as the families, the spellmakers and the press - are getting involved and have a much bigger influence than before.
➽ Isobel, Briony and Finley are working together to break the Tournament's spell in a controlled way, as otherwise they are all going to die. Unfortunately, not everyone cares about that and lots of people see only the high magic they could gain, no matter how it happens. I liked Isobel much more in this book, as she continues struggling with the media attention and the fallout of her casting a deathly hex on Alistair. Her own family's curse is making her feel like she's fading away. I still don't love Briony as she was very self-righteous in the beginning, but I liked that her past actions were addressed and she had to confront the cost of the plan! Her relationship with Finley was sadly bland and uninteresting to me, I didn't really care about their dynamic. To me, Isobel's love-hate relationship with Reid was much more intriguing. Reid wrote the book about the Tournament and was a famous spellmaker who tried to play them. Now he's forced to work with them to undo the curse, but there's obviously a lot of bad blood between them. I wasn't sure about him at first, but Isobel had much better chemistry with him - compared to Alistair in the first book - and their animosity felt more intense and intriguing to me!
➽ Gavin and Alistair end up teaming up against the others and I loved it!! Alistair's not interested in breaking the Tournament, as his brother Hendry - who died - is part of it now and could be lost again. After killing their whole family, Alistair is only out to finish what he started and gain the high magic by winning the Tournament. Since everyone else is now involved and the others are trying to find another way, he needs a new ally. Gavin's the only one who isn't taken with Briony's plan, especially since he's still dealing with the aftermath of using his life magic to cast spells. I've been saying from the very beginning that Gavin and Alistair would have made a better couple than Alistair and Isobel ... and I was right!! I couldn't believe it at first, but there is a romantic dynamic between Gavin and Alistair!! I loved it so much: the pairing of the underdog and the vicious favorite; the forced team up and great tension!! Alistair and Gavin both have reason to distrust each other, but can't help but get to know each other beyond what their families intended for them. Their complicated feelings for each other were so well-written! They both deal with the expectations and legacy of their respective families and mirrored each other so well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture
Moderate: Mental illness, Kidnapping, Gore, and Grief
seastheday's review against another edition
It somehow became boring and too complex for a climax with too many POV’s (7). I wasn’t rooting for anyone, I just wanted it over.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Grief, Death, Gaslighting, and Violence
Moderate: Murder and Bullying
samwambam's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? It's complicated
5.0
I absolutely loved this book, dare I say even more than the first one. I say this because in the last book I was not a big fan of Isobel and since she’s a main part of the plot it was hard to enjoy ALOT of parts. Although, in this book I grew to like her more towards the middle/end.
I would most definitely re-read this book and book series. Truly a delightful read I recommend.
<Spoiler>
I adored Alistair and Gavin’s relationship through both books. I love those two together since book #1 when Gavin had been looking at Alastair’s photo and said he thought he was very good looking- but not that it mattered. Even then I knew! I’m not sure if the authors originally intended to make them endgame, but I am so glad they are! I would’ve greatly disliked the book if Alistair had ended up with Isobel. None the less, yes! I’m just so in love with how Alistair and Gavin’s relationship has unraveled. They are a relationship I will root for till the end of time!! :)))
As for Isobel, I find I have grown to like characters more when they paired up with someone romantically. So when I noticed something was going on between her and Reid I was all here for it. (Again even shipped then since book one!!) My only main problem with the two was the age difference. We know Isobel is sixteen while Reid is said to be two years older, making him eighteen. I’m not to sure how I feel about a sixteen year old and an eighteen year old dating…..but besides their age gap which is a bit concerning. Then I love the pair!!
In conclusion, this book was such a fun read and a roller coaster of emotions. I can’t tell you how many times I have cried while reading this entire book series. I love all of these characters and just wow! Great book ❤️
I would most definitely re-read this book and book series. Truly a delightful read I recommend.
<Spoiler>
I adored Alistair and Gavin’s relationship through both books. I love those two together since book #1 when Gavin had been looking at Alastair’s photo and said he thought he was very good looking- but not that it mattered. Even then I knew! I’m not sure if the authors originally intended to make them endgame, but I am so glad they are! I would’ve greatly disliked the book if Alistair had ended up with Isobel. None the less, yes! I’m just so in love with how Alistair and Gavin’s relationship has unraveled. They are a relationship I will root for till the end of time!! :)))
As for Isobel, I find I have grown to like characters more when they paired up with someone romantically. So when I noticed something was going on between her and Reid I was all here for it. (Again even shipped then since book one!!) My only main problem with the two was the age difference. We know Isobel is sixteen while Reid is said to be two years older, making him eighteen. I’m not to sure how I feel about a sixteen year old and an eighteen year old dating…..but besides their age gap which is a bit concerning. Then I love the pair!!
In conclusion, this book was such a fun read and a roller coaster of emotions. I can’t tell you how many times I have cried while reading this entire book series. I love all of these characters and just wow! Great book ❤️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Violence, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Death, Blood, Child death, Torture, and Gore
kal517's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Torture, Grief, Murder, and Kidnapping
riverlasol's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
oh my goodness, I am writing this review at around 11 pm after just finishing this book so my thoughts might be a little scattered but wow this was incredible. I finally got around to reading all of us villains this summer and I really enjoyed the concept and couldn’t wait to see how things got resolved in this book, but no matter how much I love the first book, nothing could’ve prepared for the sequel. even though I loved the first book, the world felt a little closed off because of how much of it centred around the champions and being inside of the tournament, so I absolutely adored how the sequel really opened up the world and we got to learn more about the fantasy setting, meet some new characters and even up the stakes beyond just the tournament/finding a way to end it. I admit there was a few moments where it felt like plot beats were dragged out a little longer than I would’ve expected, but that was probably just because the majority of this novel was very fast paced and full of heartbreaking twists. I also thought that the character development in this book was stellar. It was so satisfying to see how things that had started in the first book continued on and then got even more clear. And don’t even get me started on the romance. I thought the romance was done pretty convincingly in the first book, but in this one, it was just on a whole new level—Gavstair especially (is that their ship name?) is one of my new favourite ships and it’s not just because they’re queer because this ship in particular is absolutely enemies to lovers done right and I loved every second of it. I won’t be delving into spoilers so I will wrap this up here and just say that this book was even more bloody, brutal, and dramatic than the first of the duology and I truly loved it. I can definitely see myself re-reading this duology in the future and I highly highly recommend it to anyone who loves dark fantasy and wants a book with lots of twists and intensity.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Blood, and Death