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adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It took halfway through this book for it to get interesting for me - then whoa baby does it pick up!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The beginning was very slow and a bit challenging, but it was worth it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Death of parent, War
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death of parent
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
This book needed a better editor. The bare bones of the story were fine, but the author needed her word count to be massively edited down. I got tired of the endless mental monologues and repetitive mental processing. Show me; don't tell me! And definitely don't tell me the plot's revelations multiple times!
By the end, I was tired of the main character. I think she was intended to be a spunky fighter, but mostly she just came off as petulant and immature. I was done when it came to the scene where she refused to eat or bathe to spite everyone else. That's stupid.
The end scene was just absurd. Spoiler:He didn't even propose so much as tell her she was going to marry him ... in a room full of people. What a strange leap!
I can't with this book. Will not be continuing the series.
By the end, I was tired of the main character. I think she was intended to be a spunky fighter, but mostly she just came off as petulant and immature. I was done when it came to the scene where she refused to eat or bathe to spite everyone else. That's stupid.
The end scene was just absurd. Spoiler:
I can't with this book. Will not be continuing the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Violence
Moderate: Sexual harassment
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Honestly, I wanted more plot out of this book. I appreciate that the spicy scenes weren’t many, though they existed and a lot of the book felt like it was a vessel for their will-they/won’t-they rather than world building to create a comprehensive story, but this is a romantasy, so…
On a scale of spiciness, I would put this at maybe a two or 2.5? There were three scenes of graphic intimacy and the rest were just her feelings and some heavy making out,
The characters weren’t amazing. I actually really didn’t like Poppy and felt like what we did get in characterization was a lot of being spoon-fed how tragic we should have found her life, but also how badass she was. Hawke was okay, but not as clever as the banter that didn’t banter wanted us to believe. I wasn’t surprised by the twists, but the fight scenes were okay.
Overall, this isn’t that deep, but it didn’t really need to be to do what it was trying to: set up two star-crossed lovers who weren’t meant to be and get them to the high-stakes situation that changes their lives forever while overcoming betrayal and other obstacles. If you like Fourth Wing and ACOTAR, I think you’d like this one, too.
On a scale of spiciness, I would put this at maybe a two or 2.5? There were three scenes of graphic intimacy and the rest were just her feelings and some heavy making out,
The characters weren’t amazing. I actually really didn’t like Poppy and felt like what we did get in characterization was a lot of being spoon-fed how tragic we should have found her life, but also how badass she was. Hawke was okay, but not as clever as the banter that didn’t banter wanted us to believe. I wasn’t surprised by the twists, but the fight scenes were okay.
Overall, this isn’t that deep, but it didn’t really need to be to do what it was trying to: set up two star-crossed lovers who weren’t meant to be and get them to the high-stakes situation that changes their lives forever while overcoming betrayal and other obstacles. If you like Fourth Wing and ACOTAR, I think you’d like this one, too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This wasn't terrible, but it also was not good. The pacing felt super off and I'm not sure if it's just because I read it in two parts due to listening to the audiobook, or if it was something else. For me, the first half was really slow but kept me really engaged because it was interesting, but the second half was really fast paced and boring because it was so predictable. It all just felt very off. I am not a fan of the male love interest and found the entirety of the plot (our government is actually bad, who knew?) to be superrr predictably boring.
The characters were not well developed or well crafted. The audio book was really good because it was a full cast of characters which is always more fun.
The characters were not well developed or well crafted. The audio book was really good because it was a full cast of characters which is always more fun.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Murder