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pageafter_paige's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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
4.0
This final book wrapped up the series better than I had anticipated. I laughed, I cried (twice), and I screamed throughout the story! The character arcs came full circle and really tore my heart out. Even though romance isn’t the focus of the book I am always rooting for Billy and Arsinoe so without the bonus epilogue I would’ve been in limbo. Overall great series and I found this book very fast paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
emily_mh's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The best way to sum up my feelings about this book (and this series as a whole, really) is that nothing feels developed enough. It's like a cake. The core elements - the flour, sugar, eggs, etc. - are there, and they're good, but it wasn't put in the oven long enough so everything about it seems underbaked. Like you're about to sneeze and you know it's gonna be a good one, but it never comes. Or a 2D drawing that was meant to be a 3D rendering.
In terms of specifics, the ending action was pretty good.Although the most important chapter in the whole book, where Katherine changes allegiance and Mirabella dies, came across as a sketch or an outline, so didn't feel like the momentous event that it was. Mira dying at this point before she could really made an impact also just turned her into a non-character for me. But apart from that, I don't have much else to say.
In terms of specifics, the ending action was pretty good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Infertility, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Illness, loss of a loved one