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The beginning is a little slow and boring. I had a hard time pushing through the parts before the tournament began. But once the fight started I got hooked.

The only charcter I didn't like was Isobel. She started out strong for me. A bad-ass pretty girl who can stand for herself. Heck yeah! But as the story progressed, she began acting all wishy-washy and I find myself rolling my eyes at Isobel more.

She claims to hate being a champion and dreads that she has to kill other people especially her friends and Alistair but when presented with a possible way to end the tournament without further bloodshed, she refuses to listen. Ugh! And the communication skills of everyone in this is shit. Why can't they just listen to one another when they obviously had agreed to alliances.

Those are the only downsides and why I did not give this book a 5⭐.

I love Alistair's character the most. He was the realest of everyone even though he was raised to prentend as someone he never was. I do feel sorry for him though. That is one sad way to grow up. That ending though! Satisfying

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hematthews's review

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I truly enjoyed the chaos of ilvernath in this book, the story being a perfect read for fans of the hunger games and battle royale but with a touch more magic.

The high magic behind the tournament means unpredictability, and I truly didn’t expect

so many alliances to be formed within its borders

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Despite everything going on I felt Brooke brought a chance at hope, despite all the darkness of what was occurring beneath the blood veil.

The unity of most of the champions at wanting to break the expectations of the cursed tournament was surprising. The deaths of those who didn’t want to consider the hope of change were unfortunate but I feel for the greater good of following generations in the hope the tournaments course is broken in the sequel.

I can’t wait to read the sequel as this book truly didn’t end how I expected it to, and I’m intrigued to see how plot points still missing pieces will finally be filled in the sequel.

Overall I Would reccomend this as both a dystopian and a fantasy, as I think the nature of both genres nurture the other to be greater than ever.

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ergaich's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Such a great and well developed book. Told from the perspective of 4 different characters, each person had their own unique personality and arc. Every single character in this book was expertly thought out. The magic system was simple to understand and the plot didn’t rely on it to further the story, which is a sign of a great writer. There were multiple twists in the story and I never got bored.

I listened to this book which made the experience phenomenal. The multiple audio narrators and accents definitely helped differentiate the 4 different perspectives.

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halem13's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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ghostlyprince's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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aseel_reads's review

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a bit slow to build up and one of the big reveals was quite anticlimactic but I really enjoyed the premise and I like all the characters and their little interactions in a dark tournament setting

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enyltiak's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Such a fun fantasy. The worldbuilding is incredibly intriguing and so detailed—every aspect of magic from spellmaking to spellcasting has its own rules that truly affect the characters without ever being confusing. The characters themselves are so twisty, dynamic, and morally grey, and they're (mostly) all self-aware of it. Alistair is hands down my favorite, no competition.

The twist ending wasn't mind blowing-ly shocking, but I don't need to be befuddled by a twist—I like to see the evidence line up throughout the story and make sense once we finally get the truth, and I think this book does that excellently. Highly recommend and I can't wait to read book two.

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