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emilymalonzo's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual assault
bea_reads_books's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
My god this book was nothing but pain. We didn’t get any plot until 70% in, and then almost none after. I guessed every “twist” way before it happened because this woman’s idea of foreshadowing is to beat you over the head with “hints”. Our main characters spent almost the entire book apart, and then when they got together all they did was fuck and talk about things we already know. This book made me want to tear my hair out from sheer boredom and frustration.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
haycol20's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Kidnapping
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual assault
bookyna_'s review
challenging
dark
emotional
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
hannahdanielle2's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment
lalalidia's review
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
kwand's review against another edition
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Sexual assault
manaledi's review
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This book spent way too long in the first half hitting you over the head with Kolis and the angst only for all the pieces to unroll roughly as expected.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia
ceruleanheather's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
After loving book 1 and book 2 of this series, I thought book 3 would be just as good. I find Sera and Nyktos way more interesting than Poppy and Cas. I was so disappointed!
I feel like most of this book was filler. For a good 2/3 of the book it is the same thing happening over and over: Kolis being a creep and a whining psychopath, Callum being annoying and stupid, and Sera (understandably) having a lot of inner monologue.
It was also very weird to me how much humor was put in during Sera's inner monologue. Maybe it was to show disassociation, but the scene when she finds the other gods and sees what she does... I rolled my eyes so hard. Also, glass what now??
What I did like was seeing the dynamic with Kolis and some other gods. It was nice to see that not all of them just bowed and took crap. I liked that Sera was still Sera. She is smart, and she used her skills to keep herself alive. I
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The kidnapping and being held captive part. I think that this part of the story could have been a lot shorter, and the amount of abuse was totally not necessary to the story. I did appreciate that JLA seemed aware that it was too long and had Sera basically say, "wow, I could have escaped so much sooner."
Sera, Kolis, and Callum were the majority of the book and I just kept skimming because I wanted other characters. Thank goodness for Attes! It would have been a better use of pages to maybe write chapters from Bele's perspective or something so we could see the amazing characters from books 1 and 2.
It also felt weird to drag out the whole "what will happen to me and the embers" bit, because we know from reading FBAA that she obviously survives. Unless it is there for people who didn't read the other series. Even so, the build up just felt forced.
As much as I love Sera and Nyktos, the constant sex after Sera woke up was too much! Maybe making up for the fact that they hadn't been together the rest of the book? But geez. I did appreciate that the trauma she went through was still sort of present, but I feel like we could have waited for some of the adventurous stuff for the next book. Let Sera heal.
I feel like most of this book was filler. For a good 2/3 of the book it is the same thing happening over and over: Kolis being a creep and a whining psychopath, Callum being annoying and stupid, and Sera (understandably) having a lot of inner monologue.
It was also very weird to me how much humor was put in during Sera's inner monologue. Maybe it was to show disassociation, but the scene when she finds the other gods and sees what she does... I rolled my eyes so hard. Also, glass what now??
What I did like was seeing the dynamic with Kolis and some other gods. It was nice to see that not all of them just bowed and took crap. I liked that Sera was still Sera. She is smart, and she used her skills to keep herself alive. I
*Spoilers below (for BOTH series)*
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The kidnapping and being held captive part. I think that this part of the story could have been a lot shorter, and the amount of abuse was totally not necessary to the story. I did appreciate that JLA seemed aware that it was too long and had Sera basically say, "wow, I could have escaped so much sooner."
Sera, Kolis, and Callum were the majority of the book and I just kept skimming because I wanted other characters. Thank goodness for Attes! It would have been a better use of pages to maybe write chapters from Bele's perspective or something so we could see the amazing characters from books 1 and 2.
It also felt weird to drag out the whole "what will happen to me and the embers" bit, because we know from reading FBAA that she obviously survives. Unless it is there for people who didn't read the other series. Even so, the build up just felt forced.
As much as I love Sera and Nyktos, the constant sex after Sera woke up was too much! Maybe making up for the fact that they hadn't been together the rest of the book? But geez. I did appreciate that the trauma she went through was still sort of present, but I feel like we could have waited for some of the adventurous stuff for the next book. Let Sera heal.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
ariadiamond's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
This book talks extensively about sexual assault. Please take care of yourself.
This book gives very different vibes than the previous 2. It talks a lot more about bodily autonomy and consent/controlling others for power, rather than controlling others as an attempt to keep them safe. It also is much slower with a focus on mind games than physical prowess, as such we see less sword fighting, but we get a lot more emotional vulnerability that I feel makes up.
This book gives very different vibes than the previous 2. It talks a lot more about bodily autonomy and consent/controlling others for power, rather than controlling others as an attempt to keep them safe. It also is much slower with a focus on mind games than physical prowess, as such we see less sword fighting, but we get a lot more emotional vulnerability that I feel makes up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault