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ohgull's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Going in, I didn't have the highest hopes. I didn't like Nesta, and I still wouldn't call her my favorite, but she grew on me a bit. Cassian on the other hand, will always be amazing. I enjoyed seeing Nesta grow and look back on herself, learning from past mistakes. I loved the new characters in this book. Gwyn and Emerie are great additions to the cast and I feel like they have a lot of potential in the future.
My gripe with this book is how long it is. I was fine with the number of pages, like its a long story, but wow, the middle section of this book is slow. The plot really only gets to it's climax around 80% and before that, I felt like I was barely being led along by a promise of a good ending. I get the reason why, because a lot of the slow moments are integral to Nesta's journey and make the transformation from her at the beginning to her at the end be seamless and give you the feeling of not knowing how far you've climbed until you look down, but man. I almost DNFed at 75%, which is saying something because I was already 500 pages in.
TLDR: Good book, made for some great moments, but definitely get ready for the long haul.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Cursing, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Death, Rape, and Murder
Minor: Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, War, and Medical content
honeybunchesofoats06'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: Alcoholism, Child death, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Violence
spencerseas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
egurgens's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Once I got into this book, I began to INHALE it. The reintroduction of the Valkyries? Hell yes. Empowering battered women to be able to stand up for themselves and defend themselves if needed? Loved it. The very spicy scenes and the love interest? I'm drooling. The plot was amazing, with Rhys, Feyre, Cassian, and Azriel recovering from the war, only to find a new enemy and artifacts, which only Nesta has the power to find. That was a brilliant way to bring Nesta into the fold of the court, even begrudgingly, and to enable the court to begin to see her in a new light.
No worries for anyone who is afraid that Feyre won't be present in the story, she definitely is, but is more of a side character here. But she is still present and as lovely and lovable and fierce as ever. I'm super excited for the next book and what new perspectives that offers.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Alcohol, Bullying, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexism, Violence, Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Addiction, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Murder, and Rape
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Cursing, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Dysphoria, Excrement, Physical abuse, War, Death of parent, Hate crime, and Pregnancy
ka_ke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Alcoholism, Vomit, War, and Torture
painausten314'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: Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Violence, Torture, Sexual content, Sexism, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Rape, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, and War
lisa_m's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book definitely did not disappoint. I loved so many parts of it and I even grew to like Nesta. I guess it's important to add that I did not like her at all! Even during the first 200 pages I thought she was just incredibly annoying and frustrating. But I loved her growth!
My favourite part about the book was Nestas friendship with Emerie and Gwyn. I love strong female friendships in books and this one was just phenomenal!
Also I was worried that this book might be a but too smutty for me but it really wasn't. I mean don't get me wrong there is a lot if smut and it's quite excessive. I would still have liked the book better with less smut but at least it didn't make me uncomfortable. It was woven into the story in a way that made sense and it didn't hinder my enjoyment of the story.
One thing that bothered me a bit was the POV though. We only got to see through Nesta and Cassians POV and I'm just too attached to the rest of the Night Court (especially Feysand). I wish we got to see some things from their perspective as well.
Edit: I can't stop thinking about this book. The story was more important to me than I even realised while initially reading it. I definitely want to reread this book and it is one of my all time favourites. It is difficult because the beginning is really slow and 3-4 stars but the majority of the book is really great so I'm gonna change the rating to 5 stars for now. Maybe if I reread it I might change it again.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Sexual violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexism
Moderate: Child abuse, Bullying, Kidnapping, and Death
Minor: Torture and Death of parent
microbemom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
rai's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Grief and Sexual content
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Body horror, and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy
theemeraldflame'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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Death
Moderate: Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Misogyny