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bookswithcuppatea's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
A remarkable conclusion to this trilogy!
I was stunned by events more than once by this delightfully complex story. A lot of loose threads from the previous two books were picked up again and explored further and woven together into a fascinating tapestry.
The world building in this series is complex and rich, the most thorough I've read in a very long time.
I was stunned by events more than once by this delightfully complex story. A lot of loose threads from the previous two books were picked up again and explored further and woven together into a fascinating tapestry.
The world building in this series is complex and rich, the most thorough I've read in a very long time.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Murder, Death of parent, War, Death, Grief, and Violence
Minor: Slavery
mirrorstorm_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
I loved this series. Sad to see it end. Only criticism I have is how the bad guys (trying to stay spoiler free) ended up over the top maniacal evil villain by the end. Dara’s past and the question of if redemption is possible for someone plot was so well done in the series up to this point that I was shocked by the full on villain role they cast the ‘bad guys’. It still was an amazing end to a great series. Just was surprised by the decision.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Slavery, War, Body horror, and Racism
Minor: Homophobia and Torture
andreabrownriley's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Death, and War
Moderate: Cursing
jiffygiraffe's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Murder, and Death
Minor: Child death and Child abuse
sas_lk's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.5
I'm fascinated by how Chakraborty is able to make you understand the characters so deeply, making you feel sorry and love for even the villains, because even though you might not agree, or their actions are not justifiable, you still understand where the pain comes from and why they believe what they are doing is right.
This is a story about how love and belief can blind us, and even though this was obviously mostly a fictional world, I could relate it all too well to the reality of our world.
Very well done series and characters, it kept me on my toes and I just kept praying everything would be okay when I couldn't think of a way out.
This is a story about how love and belief can blind us, and even though this was obviously mostly a fictional world, I could relate it all too well to the reality of our world.
Very well done series and characters, it kept me on my toes and I just kept praying everything would be okay when I couldn't think of a way out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Xenophobia, Death, War, Blood, Slavery, Murder, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child death
devilavo96's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
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: War, Violence, and Child death
_forestofpages's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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
5.0
The perfect ending to this incredible epic tale. I loved it all, literally everything.
All the characters arcs complete and in such satisfying ways. And not to mention even the marid and shaffit got their dues. I was so surprised by Dara's ending and the alternate epilogue gave me such joy.
I love this trilogy.
All the characters arcs complete and in such satisfying ways. And not to mention even the marid and shaffit got their dues. I was so surprised by Dara's ending and the alternate epilogue gave me such joy.
I love this trilogy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Death, War, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Blood, Slavery, Murder, Death of parent, and Body horror
dreadspawn's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Slavery, Gore, Genocide, Violence, Death, Torture, Grief, Murder, Death of parent, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
lindsayorme's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- 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
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and War
dilibertorebecca's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
I loved the arc of this final book in the larger daevabad narrative. I especially loved the descriptions of the marid realm and the peris and all the other magical creatures that had been legend in the two prior books. This part of the story is epic, there is so much movement and magic and there are times when I really thought how is she going to end this cleanly? My main critique is that Manizheh is a somewhat boring villain, vengeance for her tribe didn’t seem like enough of an alibi for murdering a fifth of the city and using torture and murder and blood magic to hold onto power. Otherwise, truly enjoyed being absorbed in this world.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Slavery