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dreamerfreak's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Pedophilia, Incest, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm
itsreirei's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
I enjoyed the first volume a lot and I sooo wanted to love this, too....it was so long yet I learnt barely anything new about the world? We meet a bunch of new characters who barely add to the plot but we don't really learn much new of the realms. Definitely could've skipped a good chunk, I was wondering if the extra 100+ pages compared to the previous book would be justified but alas, naurrr. Felt kinda repetitive.
The "twists" you could see coming from a mile away; when you have only 2 suspects, it's not that hard to guess... the characters just seemed dumb this way, like whyyy can't u seee
Also, in the first book the girlies keep using magic even outside the realms but in this one they just...forget??or??? They're in the realms and never think to use magic for anything even though it's supposed to be unbound, so they could just say, fly distances but instead opt for walking. Seems like the author made the magic system a bit too OP by having no clear boundaries and tried to install difficulties despite it.
(Btw lowkey mad Pippa was brought back just for her character to be butchered... Her ending was so bittersweet in the first volume, why take it back...
Also, why did everyone act like Circe was this crazy powerful evil witch, she was only a human who literally tried to seize power by just...talking lmao (+why did they not recognize Ms Moore at Spence, that wasn't explained either)
Speaking of which: where is the order? Who df are they? How are we supposed to think they're mighty if they can't even access the realms without Gemma?? I don't get iiiiit )
Nevertheless, I still enjoy this world, clearly that's why I kept going, I like the writing, ideas, setting and would like to know how it all ends and so Idread look forward to reading the last installment in the series....800+ pages....help
The "twists" you could see coming from a mile away;
Also, in the first book the girlies keep using magic even outside the realms but in this one they just...forget??or??? They're in the realms and never think to use magic for anything even though it's supposed to be unbound, so they could just say, fly distances but instead opt for walking. Seems like the author made the magic system a bit too OP by having no clear boundaries and tried to install difficulties despite it.
(Btw
Also, why did everyone act like Circe was this crazy powerful evil witch, she was only a human who literally tried to seize power by just...talking lmao (+why did they not recognize Ms Moore at Spence, that wasn't explained either)
Speaking of which: where is the order? Who df are they? How are we supposed to think they're mighty if they can't even access the realms without Gemma?? I don't get iiiiit
Nevertheless, I still enjoy this world, clearly that's why I kept going, I like the writing, ideas, setting and would like to know how it all ends and so I
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness
Moderate: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Xenophobia, Ableism, and Blood
Minor: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Violence
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