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iordanmoore's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Child death and Murder
christie_esau's review
- 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
4.75
Moderate: Violence, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
jeanie_xox's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: War and Violence
prettynerdy3'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
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, War, Blood, Child abuse, Gore, and Grief
frantically's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I am convinced this trilogy proves that Aveyard would be more equipped to move on from YA fantasy to Adult fantasy and fit right in. It's a proper epic fantasy with intersecting storylines, more than one "main" couple and of course, some fae thrown in for good measure. While neither the sequel nor this final part lived up to the first book for me, I can still say this is a very enjoyable and well written trilogy.
But even if I did have a good time listening to this, the ending was so lackluster for me. The epic buildup, the epic characters, the epic worldbuilding doesn't result in an epic finale. The stakes are high, nerves tense but the losses? Call me a pessimist but I almost wanted for more death...
The standout characters here are the villains, Erida and Taristan. I've loved Erida since the first book but this book finally convinced me on Taristan and her relationship, too. Power-hungry monarchs who learn too almost love their fellow power-hungry monarch more than power...obsessed.
While retrospectively I can see why Taristan character arc ended the way it did, I wish we could've still had a bit more buildup to it. Erida's worked way better, in my opinion.
The found family aspect is strong in this one and we got so many wholesome moments that really felt worth waiting three books for.
May not have been the epic battle conclusion I hoped for but it still made me so excited to see where Aveyard goes to next! I mean, that epilogue?! Victoria, the people are waiting!
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Gore, Child death, and Torture
erins_bookshelf_'s review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book and the rest of the series more than Red Queen, I think; this one just had more of the found family adventure vibes I like, and combining that with the author’s amazing fantasy worldbuilding was just perfect. I have a few issues with the end
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Confinement
Moderate: Body horror and Child death
Minor: Torture
soniajoy98's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, War, Cursing, Murder, Torture, Death, Blood, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Colonisation
Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Body horror, Child death, Violence, and Grief
Minor: Physical abuse and Emotional abuse