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takarakei's review against another edition
adventurous
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
I waited too long to write this review and now my brain is empty. All I remember is not quite liking it as much as Incendiary and feeling like the conclusion was a bit lackluster??
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual content, Confinement, and Torture
Minor: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Child death
pages_with_panda's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Slight spoilers ahead, I've marked them but felt like I couldn't discuss where the book was lacking without them.
This book felt like the exact opposite of the first one - it was faster-paced, with less action towards the beginning but enough action sprinkled about.
Renata and Castian felt forced and could've used more development, especially because we saw first hand Castian's cruelty towards Moira. You're telling me that we're supposed to believe he was "acting" when the first scene in the first book is him setting a house full of Moira on fire? With a child inside? I felt like he didn't do enough to deserve redemption.
Maybe this book was too fast-paced because I felt like we didn't have time to experience anything before we were moving on. It felt like some the author wanted to have the characters act out specific scenes for no real reason, especially at the beginning.
Overall an okay ending to the story, but Renata didn't seem to suffer any consequences for her actions later in the book, despite characters warning her of all these great dangers...of using the knife, for some reason none of those warnings applied to her.
She then forgets the love of her life (again) for like a few pages only to then immediately remembered him out of nowhere. She was supposed to die for using knife and for some reason didn’t?
On another note, I loved Leo so much. I would say the book had a diverse cast of characters that I loved. I just wished they were a little more fleshed out.
This book felt like the exact opposite of the first one - it was faster-paced, with less action towards the beginning but enough action sprinkled about.
Renata and Castian felt forced and could've used more development, especially because we saw first hand Castian's cruelty towards Moira.
Maybe this book was too fast-paced because I felt like we didn't have time to experience anything before we were moving on. It felt like some the author wanted to have the characters act out specific scenes for no real reason, especially at the beginning.
Overall an okay ending to the story, but Renata didn't seem to suffer any consequences for her actions later in the book, despite characters warning her of all these great dangers...
On another note, I loved Leo so much. I would say the book had a diverse cast of characters that I loved. I just wished they were a little more fleshed out.
“Kiss me and make me forget,” I whisper.
“No, Nati. When I kiss you again, truly kiss you, it will be to make you remember.”
“Then don't."
"Don't love you?"
"Hate me," he pleads. "I could endure your hatred. I would devour its fruit if it meant keeping you with me."
368 pages.
(⚠️Content Warnings;
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, Confinement
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury )
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, and Confinement
Minor: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Child death
cerilouisereads's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, Sexual content, and Gaslighting
Minor: Alcohol
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