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cosmicjess 's review for:
Days of Blood & Starlight
by Laini Taylor
*3.5 stars
the pain was unnecessary, but ugh
(triggers at the end)
fuck me, bro, like ?? am i wrong for not liking a lot of the plot, but really enjoying the characters? i found myself so pulled in when it came to specific POVs, but then other ones that I felt just didn't service much importance, I was skimming the hell over.
oddly enough, i enjoyed reading from our seraphim characters more than from karou and her gang. a lot of this book is her settling into new roles that occured to her during the gap between the first and second book, and it was a lot of internal issues and annoyance and feeling unappreciated, which i liked reading from her, don't get me wrong. but at the same, it felt like a lot of the same sentiments were going through her mind over and over.
so, due to that, and my annoyance at characters she had to interact with that were annoying for the plot, i enjoyed reading from akiva and his siblings a lot. i can't remember too well how i felt about akiva in the last book immediately, but i remember thinking he had a lot of potential to grow, and he did that. he became less of a good soldier and more critical about his roles, and it was great to read from. and his relationship with his siblings? i loved it um !! liraz and hazael come around to understanding him quite quickly, but i think that can be attributed to their closeness and bond. ugh i love sibling relationships so much :(
one thing i have to mention, and i'll put a big ol' SPOILER WARNING just in case, and it'll be in the trigger warnings so you can skip this part if you don't want to know. but oh my god ? the use of attempted rape was really abrupt, and kind of jarring to read. like the guy has BEEN giving off awful vibes and shit the whole book, but i felt like it was used for shock value? oddly enough, and to make us feel even worse about something that comes afterward :/ i detest using rape and sexual assault as a plot device to make your villain seem so damn awful, but not giving it too much more to it. i dunno like fkhhsdlkj it felt super abrupt and sudden and i couldn't even prep myself for it.
all in all, i liked this one,, kinda suffers from middle book syndrome, but i think the finale will be satisfying enough.
TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR
violence, rape (attempted, on-page), extreme bodily harm, grief, loss of a loved one
the pain was unnecessary, but ugh
(triggers at the end)
fuck me, bro, like ?? am i wrong for not liking a lot of the plot, but really enjoying the characters? i found myself so pulled in when it came to specific POVs, but then other ones that I felt just didn't service much importance, I was skimming the hell over.
oddly enough, i enjoyed reading from our seraphim characters more than from karou and her gang. a lot of this book is her settling into new roles that occured to her during the gap between the first and second book, and it was a lot of internal issues and annoyance and feeling unappreciated, which i liked reading from her, don't get me wrong. but at the same, it felt like a lot of the same sentiments were going through her mind over and over.
so, due to that, and my annoyance at characters she had to interact with that were annoying for the plot, i enjoyed reading from akiva and his siblings a lot. i can't remember too well how i felt about akiva in the last book immediately, but i remember thinking he had a lot of potential to grow, and he did that. he became less of a good soldier and more critical about his roles, and it was great to read from. and his relationship with his siblings? i loved it um !! liraz and hazael come around to understanding him quite quickly, but i think that can be attributed to their closeness and bond. ugh i love sibling relationships so much :(
one thing i have to mention, and i'll put a big ol' SPOILER WARNING just in case, and it'll be in the trigger warnings so you can skip this part if you don't want to know. but oh my god ? the use of attempted rape was really abrupt, and kind of jarring to read. like the guy has BEEN giving off awful vibes and shit the whole book, but i felt like it was used for shock value? oddly enough, and to make us feel even worse about something that comes afterward :/ i detest using rape and sexual assault as a plot device to make your villain seem so damn awful, but not giving it too much more to it. i dunno like fkhhsdlkj it felt super abrupt and sudden and i couldn't even prep myself for it.
all in all, i liked this one,, kinda suffers from middle book syndrome, but i think the finale will be satisfying enough.
TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR
violence, rape (attempted, on-page), extreme bodily harm, grief, loss of a loved one