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bujo_bellel's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Torture
beebowbabe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Torture
thebankofbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
enchantingreads_rosyreviews's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
If she is Shadow, then I am Flame. This girl is the very thing I can’t seem to escape—can’t seem to go anywhere without the remnants of her following. Where I am, she is. Whether it’s in the flesh or in the fragments of my mind. And where there is a flame, there is always a shadow. She is my inevitable.
And now I’ll drown in the regret that is him... There is no past, no future. Just him. Just us. Just this moment and what we decide to do with it. Death emboldens. The end initiates... My heart aches. Aches to be reunited with the piece he’s stolen from me... I am recklessness incarnate. Until the very end. My mouth meets his. He tastes like longing. Like regret and relief. Like nothing matters but this moment. It’s fervent, like a sinner’s final prayer. And maybe that is what this kiss is. Repentance.
There are also a lot of unexpected surprises in this story, the expansion of this world (I mean, Kai goes all over the place looking for Paedyn), and we get Kitt’s POV while he’s back at the castle. This book really fleshes out the world we were introduced to and explores the ramifications of everything that happened in Powerless.
“Out here I am Kai and nothing more... Out here I am powerless. A monster without an ability to hide behind. An Enforcer free from his masks. A man shouting his love for a woman... I think I would fall on my sword if it meant you mourned me,” he breathes. “And it’s terrifying to think you hold that much power over me... You asked me what my favorite color was once. I’d never even pondered the answer to that question before you. And yet, I realized in that moment that it was blue... It is your eyes... I may be a monster, but if you cut me, I’ll bleed. And if you break my heart, Pae, you’ll break me. So, if even a sliver of your soul longs for mine, I’ll spend the rest of my life trying to deserve it."
After Powerful broke my heart wide open, it was refreshing to return to the banter between Kai & Paedyn. However, the pining? The yearning? The sizzle? Whew! The way these two have me “just one more chapter”-ing until well past an acceptable bedtime... ugh, I just love them so much! And for anyone who “ships” them, this will make you happy... but the cliffhanger ending is borderline criminal.
He is my anchor, and I am willing to sink, so long as it is with him... Because uttering the words feels like a death sentence. Every person I’ve ever loved has left me. I’m cursed to lose in love. But that is what I feel for him, what I’ve felt even when I hated him. Because hating him was easier than hating myself for wanting him... Because wherever I love, people die. And I’d rather love him silently than mourn him loudly.
While I still prefer duet-style narration, the actors in this story beautifully delivered the emotion necessary for this book. I also liked the addition of Kitt’s voice, so we’re able to see how he’s managing life post-Powerless too. Watching how the characters grow in this book is what makes it so great. It’s a true sequel, in that regard, because it picks the story up right where we left it in Powerless & dives deeper in the each character.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Grief
Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
While these content warnings exist throughout this story, it's still handled through a Young Adult or New Adult lens (so it's not that bad for an adult).vaguelyredhead's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Torture
beckyremillard's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
coffiend's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
2.5
It made the world feel smaller, like the only consequence of a long-built rebellion trying to make a stand against a tyrant king is that now one girl is going to be in some nebulous form of trouble. Maybe she'll be sentenced to death, maybe she'll fall in love. Read along as she crosses some indeterminate length of desert to find out! (Spoiler: it's love)
There's very little (if any) character growth and nothing really changes in the grand scheme of things until the end, and even that felt underwhelming.
This book made me retroactively like Powerless... less.
Also, making out in a sewage drain will never be hot.
Graphic: Death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse and Abandonment
sammymilfort's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Blood, and Classism
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent
cnannery19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
pianokeys's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism