What the community thinks
summary of 519 ratings (see reviews)
Content warnings
Graphic
Blood (5 reviewers), Body horror (1 reviewer), Gore (1 reviewer), Self harm (1 reviewer), Violence (1 reviewer), Antisemitism (1 reviewer), and Murder (1 reviewer)Moderate
Alcoholism (3 reviewers), Body horror (2 reviewers), Death (2 reviewers), Self harm (2 reviewers), Gore (1 reviewer), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), Antisemitism (1 reviewer), Religious bigotry (1 reviewer), and Murder (1 reviewer)Minor
Sexism (1 reviewer) and Violence (1 reviewer)Moods
adventurous 68%
tense 59%
emotional 53%
mysterious 50%
sad 16%
challenging 12%
funny 9%
reflective 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 62% | Character: 20% | Plot: 13% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 62% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3%Average rating
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Nadya doesn’t trust her magic anymore. Serefin is fighting off a voice in his head that doesn’t belong to him. Malachiasz is at war with who--and what--he’s become.
As their group is continually torn apart, the girl, the prince, and the monster find their fates irrevocably intertwined. They’re pieces on a board, being orchestrated by someone… or something. The voices that Serefin hears in the darkness, the ones that Nadya believes are her gods, the ones that Malachiasz is desperate to meet—those voices want a stake in the world, and they refuse to stay quiet any longer.
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Nadya doesn’t trust her magic anymore. Serefin is fighting off a voice in his head that doesn’t belong to him. Malachiasz is at war with who--and what--he’s become.
As their group is continually torn apart, the girl, the prince, and the monster find their fates irrevocably intertwined. They’re pieces on a board, being orchestrated by someone… or something. The voices that Serefin hears in the darkness, the ones that Nadya believes are her gods, the ones that Malachiasz is desperate to meet—those voices want a stake in the world, and they refuse to stay quiet any longer.
What the community thinks
summary of 519 ratings (see reviews)
Content warnings
Graphic
Blood (5 reviewers), Body horror (1 reviewer), Gore (1 reviewer), Self harm (1 reviewer), Violence (1 reviewer), Antisemitism (1 reviewer), and Murder (1 reviewer)Moderate
Alcoholism (3 reviewers), Body horror (2 reviewers), Death (2 reviewers), Self harm (2 reviewers), Gore (1 reviewer), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), Antisemitism (1 reviewer), Religious bigotry (1 reviewer), and Murder (1 reviewer)Minor
Sexism (1 reviewer) and Violence (1 reviewer)Moods
adventurous 68%
tense 59%
emotional 53%
mysterious 50%
sad 16%
challenging 12%
funny 9%
reflective 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 62% | Character: 20% | Plot: 13% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 62% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3%Average rating