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macieshum'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
Violet’s growth and resilience in the face of adversity is inspiring. I also enjoyed watching her find herself and fall in love. She is a very inspiring, intelligent badass!
I recommend this book to anyone looking to branch out into fantasy/romantasy or is interested in dragons and magic. You won’t regret it!
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Moderate: Bullying and Grief
Minor: Drug use, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol
lennie_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I'll admit the over hype of this book did put me off, I bought it when it came out but didn't get around to actually reading it until it was picked for my work book club.
Is this a mash up of many successful YA fantasy / sci-fi plots lines aged up so that they can throw in the word fuck and some smut? Yes
Is the plot original? Not at all
Could I put it down? Absolutely not
Violet is someone who suffers with a chronic illness (that's conveniently not named but I assumed it was maybe hypermobility) she wants to be a scribe, like her Dad, and has been training for it all her life, however 6 months before she's meant to start her mother tells her she had to be a dragon rider, and seemingly doesn't care about the very high mortality rate of all the trials.
Unsurprisingly she flourishes and meets a tall, dark, handsome 'enemy'. I'm sorry but those two were never enemies. It was lust at first sight with misunderstandings & miscommunications thrown in.
Now, i absolutely love Xaden but not in a 'sexy love interest' way, i genuinely think he's just a sweetheart who's in a terrible situation. I just wanted to give him a cuddle.
It did feel a bit like Violet was Colin Craven from the Secret Garden as in she just needed some fresh air, sunlight and some exercise and she was suddenly much better 😅
I also wish Violet had more female friends. Her friendship Rhiannon is very much told to us rather than shown. She very much felt like the token black and queer character.
I did see one of the reveals coming, and the other one i initially suspected but was then thrown off the scent. And i do think that Violet's reaction is a bit over the top but i guess we've gotta have some drama for the next book!
Apart from some plot points which felt literally plucked straight from other books at certain points, I genuinely did really enjoy this book and I think Rebecca Yarros writes action scenes Very well.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, and Death of parent
Minor: Grief
chronic_listener's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Colonisation
Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
heather667's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity
moonflower7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying and Blood
ncanfla'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
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail
jasminknuckles'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Racism, Violence, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
emmmaustin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and War
Moderate: Drug use and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Death of parent
lehmane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent
stinabradley'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Sexual content, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Death, Violence, Toxic friendship, and War