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belleden's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
tense
slow-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
4.0
Ismae and Sybella are exceptionally written and bring unique perspectives and personalities to their similar backstories. It’s hard not to love all of LaFever’s characters!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Pedophilia, Incest, and Child death
mkcarr's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Wow! That was dark AF. made the first book look like child’s play! Major, major trigger warnings, some expected from the hints in book 1, and some so jaw-dropping to the point it was almost unnecessary. Like: Did d’albrecht have to kill her baby?!?? Did she have to have been pregnant at all?! I did find the book engaging and surprising at times… I wouldn’t have expected where the plot went. And I don’t mean that about the more “shocking” twists, but rather the more gentle ones (like Beast kidnapping her rather than sending her back to dalbrecht multiple times<\>). The weak spot was the romance… I like the latter half being about the redemptive power of love, but I felt like she fell a bit too quickly. I would have believed there was love there, but not necessarily of the romantic kind. Circling back on those triggering parts: Sybella delivering all that upsetting info in the final part of the book basically in a couple long monologues just felt a little too exposition-y… the book had already done a decent job of showing her trauma and showing how twisted her family was, so it felt like a step in the wrong direction to info dump that way. And it was a lot to take in as a reader. in general, from my own limited perspective, I do think sybella was a good portrayal of trauma and PTSD. Oh also I hope book 3 explains why the abbess was so wretched to her and hated her that much to send her to her death??? Bc WTF?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Incest, and Sexual assault
kassidyreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Murder, Violence, and War
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, and Incest
Minor: Suicide attempt, Animal death, and Infertility
salixia_the_elixir's review against another edition
dark
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? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Confinement, Violence, Blood, Child death, Physical abuse, Death, Gore, Incest, and Sexual assault
Minor: Pregnancy, Infertility, Infidelity, and War
minty_3's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-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? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: Sexism, Incest, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
malima's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is LaFevers' fourth book I read as well as the fourth book I read in this universe and I can't repeat enough how much in love I am with both her writing style and the world-building of the universe.
I never thought political intrigue and historical assassin spies would be things that interest me, but I cannot help but be drawn into every single one of these books.
Dark Triumph is no exception.
I really want to live in Sybella's head. Having read Dark Triumph, as well as her further adventures in Courting Darkness and Igniting Darkness, I still have not enough of reading about Sybella, her sisters, Tephanie and beast. I am missing Ismae from Grave Mercy a little, even though she does appear, I would have loved for her to appear more, even though I do understand how Sybella's story took her far away from any place Ismae would be at.
I am very sad that Mortal Heart will be the last book of this series I can read, before I have to start rereading them in order to get back into this world LaFevers constructed, but this series definitely wedged itself into the list of my favorite books.
I never thought political intrigue and historical assassin spies would be things that interest me, but I cannot help but be drawn into every single one of these books.
Dark Triumph is no exception.
I really want to live in Sybella's head. Having read Dark Triumph, as well as her further adventures in Courting Darkness and Igniting Darkness, I still have not enough of reading about Sybella, her sisters, Tephanie and beast. I am missing Ismae from Grave Mercy a little, even though she does appear, I would have loved for her to appear more, even though I do understand how Sybella's story took her far away from any place Ismae would be at.
I am very sad that Mortal Heart will be the last book of this series I can read, before I have to start rereading them in order to get back into this world LaFevers constructed, but this series definitely wedged itself into the list of my favorite books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Sexual assault and Incest
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