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khloereads86'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
4.75
Through love, all is possible ❤️
Loved the slow building relationship between Bryce & Hunt as they get to know each other better
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Murder, Drug use, Death, Blood, Grief, Slavery, and Violence
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Addiction, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, War, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Torture
chelseafrazier's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War
kutub_qahwa'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? No
5.0
Full disclosure: I spent the last 200 pages yelling, crying, and taking deep breaths.
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War
christas_catalog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, War, Slavery, and Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Vomit
bookmarkplaces's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
i’ve decided i’m going to try to keep this review short but i would just like to say this book was AMAZING and the world building was so detailed and well thought out omfg. Though the book was a little on the chaotic end at times which even though i kinda love this about it, it did make the book rather difficult to follow, *AHEM* second half of the book we’re looking at you! The info dumping did get a bit much in this book at times, but the characters were so strong that imo this is SJMs best work. So many memorable side characters as well as how Bryce’s and Hunt’s trauma felt so real istg i was *this* close to sobbing my heart raw the book is POWERFUL with a capital P. Not to mention the ending, regardless being all over the place plot wise and (minor spoiler) UNNECESSARY CHARACTER DEATH it left me on the edge of my seat it was ✨spellbounding✨
On top of this though, the book is full of complex, interesting characters. The love interest Hunt is clearly presented as a shady, morally grey protagonist who you can tell loves Bryce deeply in his own way but several of his choices.. uhh shall we say are ✨questionable✨ to say the least. I must admit i’m intrigued where SJM will go with his character in the sequel.
SJM did a spectacular job with this one - I absolutely cannot stop thinking about this.
Graphic: Drug use, Death, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Violence and Suicide attempt
Minor: Vomit, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury
sandrae04'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: Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Mental illness, and Grief
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Self harm
_alyssar_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Bullying, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Misogyny, Drug abuse, Cursing, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, War, Sexism, Death of parent, and Suicide
Minor: Vomit, Infidelity, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Physical abuse
msradiosilence's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Okay, first of all, I love swearing. It’s the most fun a girl can have. But dropping a fuck word, twice, on every page is excessive. And unnecessary.
Speaking of unnecessary, I don’t think there was a SINGULAR person who wasn’t described as beautiful (female) or powerful (male). And the amount of times Hunt or Bryce were described as such?? What the fuck. Also, stop with the racial ambiguousness. Hunt and Bryce are white, not *golden*, not *tan* these bitches are white. I think the only two “brown” people were Juniper (maybe? After 800 pages you forget what happens) and another person I’m forgetting bc it was a brief encounter and I was beyond fed up at that point. It’s not hard to diversity your characters, especially in a fantasy world you made yourself. Stop being ambiguous and say it with your whole chest.
Also, the amount of “toe curling” and nonsense that was happening was unacceptable. Not that Maas knows ANYTHING about anatomy, especially writing lines like “vital arteries.” ??? You mean ALL arteries?? Because I can assure you they’re ALL vital. I’m also calling bullshit on Bryce double fisting a sword and a rifle (which, you get no details. It’s just “Hunt’s rifle.” What kind of rifle? One you need to cock *and* can use one handed? I think the fuck not). And correct me if I’m wrong, but Bryce as a half-Fae is reminded time and again she’s not as strong as the other Vanir so how is she cutting down demons (who Hunt states he fought and BARELY survived ONE) one handed? Huh?
Coming from a forensics background too, the investigation was a hot fucking mess. Nitpicky, but DNA analysts (what I’m studying to be) don’t actually go into the field. The only people at a crime scene are the police, CSI, and nosy nellys. It’s the basics, anything you can google. And this had to be the most boring murder I’ve ever read about, with conclusions that literally anyone could’ve come to in half the time it took Hunt and Bryce, who are the dumbest people on the planet.
Bryce is the reason people who know the victims/people of interest are not allowed anywhere near the case.
For a book set in ONE city, this world has absolutely no meat. If you copy and pasted any passage from ToG about any of their cities, same for ACOTAR, they wouldn’t read any different. I had friends in my undergrad who could world build so much better, and in less than 800 pages!! How can you write 800 fucking pages and not actually say a fucking thing???
Go to therapy. I know Maas said it was great and then immediately shit on it, but Bryce is in no way a role-model. If you are having thoughts about self-harm, unaliving yourself, you need to seek out help. It’s such a dangerous message to put out, especially as a well-known author, that you can just “deal” and you “deserve the pain” and “taking it away is forgetting the ones you’ve lost”. If it’s so serious
I finished this book out of pure spite. There was ONE character I actually cared about (Aidas) and that’s bc I have a hangup about death and darkness gods, etc. Will I read the next one? Not immediately, and I won’t be buying it.
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, and War
katvou'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Violence, Addiction, Slavery, Gore, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, and Blood
Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Child death, Animal death, Violence, War, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Sexual content
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
marigonz26'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Slavery
Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Torture