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A review by foreverinastory
Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
4.5/5
I'm so glad I reread this!! Loved it so much.
Rep: Bisexual female MC, male love interest, sapphic female love interest (lesbian coded), gay male side character, achillean male side character, BIPOC side characters.
CWs: Addiction, blood, death, death of partner, drug abuse, fire/fire injury, grief, injury/injury detail, medical content, murder, suicidal thoughts, violence. Moderate: alcohol consumption, body horror, confinement, cursing, gore, forced withdrawal from drugs.
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3.5/5
I'm still like super conflicted about this book. I did enjoy it, but I am having a hard time rating that enjoyment. This was an enjoyable book, I liked the world and the characters. However, the narrator really sucked at male voices and they sounded so weird. But I loved her voice for everyone else.
I liked Odessa for most part, except when she drowned her grief in calming tonics. And she was like I'm fine, I'm fine as she has constant delusions. Yeah okay girl. I loved that the supporting cast had some extra diversity as well. I really loved Simeon. Valoria was such an amazing character and friend to Odessa--which she probably didn't deserve but that's because Valoria is precious. I loved how she was an inventor and how she wanted to explore magic for science.
The plot was a bit predictable after about 50%, but I still enjoyed the story. I think the characters and world-building made up for it. I'm really curious as to what the sequel could be about since this wrapped up pretty nicely.
I'm so glad I reread this!! Loved it so much.
Rep: Bisexual female MC, male love interest, sapphic female love interest (lesbian coded), gay male side character, achillean male side character, BIPOC side characters.
CWs: Addiction, blood, death, death of partner, drug abuse, fire/fire injury, grief, injury/injury detail, medical content, murder, suicidal thoughts, violence. Moderate: alcohol consumption, body horror, confinement, cursing, gore, forced withdrawal from drugs.
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3.5/5
I'm still like super conflicted about this book. I did enjoy it, but I am having a hard time rating that enjoyment. This was an enjoyable book, I liked the world and the characters. However, the narrator really sucked at male voices and they sounded so weird. But I loved her voice for everyone else.
I liked Odessa for most part, except when she drowned her grief in calming tonics. And she was like I'm fine, I'm fine as she has constant delusions. Yeah okay girl. I loved that the supporting cast had some extra diversity as well. I really loved Simeon. Valoria was such an amazing character and friend to Odessa--which she probably didn't deserve but that's because Valoria is precious. I loved how she was an inventor and how she wanted to explore magic for science.
The plot was a bit predictable after about 50%, but I still enjoyed the story. I think the characters and world-building made up for it. I'm really curious as to what the sequel could be about since this wrapped up pretty nicely.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, and Forced institutionalization