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mattiedancer's reviews
116 reviews
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
- Fans of romance genre
- Fans of fantasy romance with spice
- Fans of a fast enemies-to-lovers trope
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Bullying, and Child abuse
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.
Graphic: Incest
- 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
3.75
- Fans of vampire stories – but who want something fresh
- Fans of circus and magician stories
- Fans of Hunger Games, but want something less political, more magical
- Blood, death, injury, gaslighting
Graphic: Bullying, Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Gaslighting, and Murder
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
- Those who read book one of The Wheel of Time (The Eye of the World)
- Slavery, confinement, kidnapping, toxic relationships, toxic friendships, blood, gore, torture, abuse, child death, war, misogyny, sexism, death, murder, injury, injury detail, fire, emotional abuse, gaslighting,
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Body horror, Gore, Toxic friendship, Grief, Animal death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Trafficking, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Slavery, and War
Minor: Addiction, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Self harm, and Racism
- 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
4.75
- Fans of Brandon Sanderson
- Those looking for a high-fantasy/sci-fi romance novel
- Fans of other Sanderson novels, especially the Stormlight Archive series
- Those looking for a romance and fantasy story with amazing writing
- Gaslighting, confinement, emotional abuse, abuse, death, murder, toxic relationships,
Graphic: Gaslighting, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship
4.75
- Poem fans
- Fans of Liz Howard
- Those looking for poems about life and generational trauma
- Death, death of parent, abandonment, colonialism, generational trauma
Graphic: Abandonment, Colonisation, Death, and Death of parent
4.75
- Poem fans
- Someone looking for a bit of poetry that’s easy to access but not basic in theme, format, or technique
- Death, sexual content, sexual, grief, pregnancy, miscarriage
Graphic: Grief, Death, Miscarriage, and Sexual content
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Beyond that, I believe the novel started at maybe the worst possible start. I either needed more of Violet’s life before joining the Riders or less. I had a sliver of it, and it served only to push back the action without doing any concrete service to the characters or the plot.
- Fans of ACOTAR & TOG
- Fans of dragon-centered books
- Readers not deterred by a few tropes and predictable plots
- Someone looking for a fast and fun fantasy read
- Death, sexual content, death of parent, grief, torture, murder, fire/fire injury, blood, ableism, violence, war, bullying
Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, War, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cursing, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Death, and Gaslighting