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akswhy's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Not as action-packed or cohesive as the first installment of the trilogy, but definitely more than filler between setup and conclusion. Serious character development and revelations happen! Love to see that in a book 2 of 3. The final sequences are thrown at you a little too quickly to process them in my opinion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicide, Sexual assault, Gore, Death, Violence, Suicide attempt, Blood, and Sexual content
christinereads1823's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Fabulous improvement from the first book. Characters are more smoothly developed, the writing is tighter and more intense, and the storyline is gripping in a way that the first book lacked.
My only gripe is the time travel plot; but as it's a personal preference (I hate time travel plots in any form, although this one is decent in that it addresses that even the smallest thing can severely impact the future) it doesn't really detract from the book overall. Solid sequel, and I'm excited for the third and final book.
My only gripe is the time travel plot; but as it's a personal preference (I hate time travel plots in any form, although this one is decent in that it addresses that even the smallest thing can severely impact the future) it doesn't really detract from the book overall. Solid sequel, and I'm excited for the third and final book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, Grief, Torture, Death, Gore, Sexual content, War, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
alices13thdiary's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
First of all, check TWs.
second, corien is annoying and whiny.as rielle said, it's his own damn fault. he literally started a war and then Didn't expect to be punished?
Third, if u want a book where both MCs are just Constantly angry and experience absolutely No other emotion, then this book is for u!
fourth. Plot twists. plenty of them, but did i care? not a single bit. there was 1 where i was actually shocked, but the rest, meh. every time one happened, i either 1 didn't care about the characters enough to be all that upset about it, 2 there was absolutely ZERO build-up to it which just made it disappointing, or 3 i saw it coming.
fifth there are absolutely 0 consequences for the actions of any of the characters and there are 0 stakes involved.u thought lu was gonna die? no, rielle saves her in the same damn chapter. what abt harkan? no, he's back. what abt all of the lying rielle and lu do? not until the very end and then the consequences are on audric bc he was understandably upset abt being betrayed. the queen? no, not her either cus rielle brings her back.
sixth the romance. Corien calls rielle CHILD.and lu literally tells rielle that corien wants nothing more than the power she can give him. & he forces himself on her in CH41. but people support them and him. HUH
and eliana & simon just felt bland.
audric and rielle were okay? except for all of the lying (which made me feel bad for audric most of the time, except for ch41.)
also the lines in which rielle and lu are supposed to be written as best friends, sisters, and potential romantic love interests are Very blurry and confusing. which reminds me, why are rielle and audric talking about a threesome with lu when lu and audric are cousins
anyways as a final conclusion, my thoughts can be summed up as that little girl is a child, i don't wanna see you sniffing around her anymore this afternoon. do u understand me? boy have u lost ur mind cus i'll help u find it
second, corien is annoying and whiny.
Third, if u want a book where both MCs are just Constantly angry and experience absolutely No other emotion, then this book is for u!
fourth. Plot twists. plenty of them, but did i care? not a single bit. there was 1 where i was actually shocked, but the rest, meh. every time one happened, i either 1 didn't care about the characters enough to be all that upset about it, 2 there was absolutely ZERO build-up to it which just made it disappointing, or 3 i saw it coming.
fifth there are absolutely 0 consequences for the actions of any of the characters and there are 0 stakes involved.
sixth the romance. Corien calls rielle CHILD.
and eliana & simon just felt bland.
audric and rielle were okay? except for all of the lying (which made me feel bad for audric most of the time, except for ch41.)
also the lines in which rielle and lu are supposed to be written as best friends, sisters, and potential romantic love interests are Very blurry and confusing. which reminds me, why are rielle and audric talking about a threesome with lu when lu and audric are cousins
anyways as a final conclusion, my thoughts can be summed up as that little girl is a child, i don't wanna see you sniffing around her anymore this afternoon. do u understand me? boy have u lost ur mind cus i'll help u find it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Incest, Murder, and Sexual assault
k_menard1129's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Sexual content and Violence
Minor: Sexual assault and Suicide
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