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barbarianmissy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
As for Tower of Dawn! When I first realized this was an entire book about my enemy ka-Chaol and his gal pal Nesryn, I wasn’t thrilled. But, in the end, I was pleasantly surprised!
This book wasn’t a crazy action packed story necessarily (mostly cause Chaol could not walk through most of it) but it was really cool going to a whole other continent and dipping my toes into a cool, complex, kind of off-the-chain culture that hadn’t been affected by the turd that is the King of Adarlan. There was a lot of political intrigue and world building that I thought was super cool. I wanna live in Antica! I wanna ride a big bird!
As for the new characters, I loved the royal family. I loved how they were all so different and sneaky and had defined personalities and roles. I loved the different relationships and banter between them all and how they used their influence for their own gain. I’m happy they’re coming to Tessaren, I’m excited to see how they integrate with our OG team.
I know we briefly met Yrene before but Yrene is very cool now. I love her, she fixed not only Chaols lil legs but also his shit personality. She said “I can fix him” and was one of the few women on Earth to prove herself right. She’s also just a badass on her own. Good for her!
The love stories in this one were really well paced compared to some of the more rushed ones in Empire of Storms cause the lack of 27 main characters and different storylines, so they were really able to make it focused on them. Was it a smidge slow at times because of that fact too? Yes. Did I enjoy it overall? Also yes.
Also, side note. I know they are side characters but I love Borte and Yeran. Their love/hate relationship is wonderful and I just like em.
Now, for the finale of all finales…. ITS TIME FOR KINGDOM OF ASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Grief, Torture, Pregnancy, Violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Medical content, Slavery, Ableism, Blood, Medical trauma, War, Animal death, Drug use, Sexual content, and Stalking
annabeth_jackson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Violence, War, Ableism, and Grief
Moderate: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Stalking
Minor: Pregnancy and Racism
readwithde's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
But the reason I loved this book so much is Nesryn's story. It was refreshing to have a BIPOC FMC with so many connections and interesting characteristics not become the "love interest" side character for Chaol's MC.
I read this book in tandem with Empire of Storms, and I think both books benefited from that choice. It helped the narrative flow well, giving the reader time to react to both sides, as well as balancing the heavy action of Empire of Storms with the lore of this book.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, Death, Child death, Murder, Cursing, Violence, and Gaslighting
Minor: Death of parent, Infidelity, Animal death, Ableism, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Alcohol
that_awkwardpart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Death, Murder, Stalking, Grief, Gore, Death of parent, Vomit, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury
britwalsh16's review
- 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
Chaol & Yrene are so sweet, & I think Yrene is exactly what Chaol needed. & though I rooted for them throughout the book, I felt bad for Nesryn. But when Sartaq came in, I was fully on board with that ship! And Nesryn deserves happiness with Sartaq, instead of being Chaol’s second choice. She was his rebound twice, & I think that just states how much they were not meant to be.
I enjoyed seeing the Southern Continent, & how they treat their people, & I hope that transfers over to the Northern Continent whenever this war ends & the good guys come out on top!
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, Vomit, Murder, Animal death, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death
Moderate: War and Stalking
Minor: Pregnancy and Child death
nerdkitten's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Medical content, Grief, Drug use, Violence, Vomit, and Ableism
Moderate: Stalking, Pregnancy, War, Racism, Blood, Alcohol, Death, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Gore, Chronic illness, Classism, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Misogyny, Slavery, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Bullying, Death of parent, Murder, Suicide, and Xenophobia
imcourtneymarie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Pregnancy, Body horror, and Death of parent
Moderate: Stalking, Sexual content, Murder, Ableism, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Vomit and Drug use
sm1401'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: Sexual content, Grief, War, Stalking, Mental illness, and Death of parent
_alyssar_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Grief, Death, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Stalking
Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Bullying, Medical content, Kidnapping, Vomit, Death of parent, Drug use, Murder, and Sexual content
meerunilaya'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
3.0
Great plot development as well.
Moderate: War, Death, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Violence