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rubberrosebooks'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
eemi42'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
The characters are loveable
It took me quite some time to get used to the world,
I thought the constant switching of perspective would get annoying, but it was masterfully done and didn't detract from the story—only added to it.
Can't wait to read Crooked Kingdom!
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Death, Genocide, Racism, Blood, Vomit, and Murder
Minor: Sexual assault, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, and War
veggiestrawenjoyer13'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, and Blood
Minor: Ableism, Child death, and Sexual harassment
renewed_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
kiryomi'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
5.0
“No mourners, no funerals. Another way of saying good luck. But it was something more. A dark wink to the fact that there would be no expensive burials for people like them, no marble markers to remember their names, no wreaths of myrtle and rose.”
A dark, twisty, beautifully haunting tale of six teenagers with miserable pasts who are bound together by an impossible heist that should get them killed. In their universe, there is a species called Grisha, who have the power to manipulate natural elements. They are being hunted down, deemed “witches” who shouldn’t exist. In a hustling and bustling city called Ketterdam, two workers and a ruthless boss are attempting their next mission, joined by a Grisha Heartrender, a former prisoner, and a runaway with a rich past.
Leigh Bardugo brilliantly diversified this book. Two of the six are people of color (Zemeni and Suli, using their world’s cultural terms) and disability is shown without being something freakish or unnatural. A non-working leg, dyslexia, ADD (though that one is unconfirmed). The main focus of the book isn’t romance, but the author wrote it so enticingly and I ate up every delectable scrap.
Overall, you will become invested in these six people. Everyone should read this book!
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Genocide, Slavery, Trafficking, Murder, and Sexual harassment
amiradeara'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
5.0
Minor: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
egwilk28'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Gore and Slavery
Moderate: Racism and Sexual harassment
sagerust's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
natyourusual_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Grief
Moderate: Ableism, Slavery, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic
ssoha'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
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Sexual harassment