flamesocks's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Child abuse, Classism, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Confinement, Blood, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Rape, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, and War
mittymyers'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
4.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Rape, Child abuse, Murder, War, Child death, Vomit, Torture, and Sexual violence
Minor: Infertility
desiderium_incarnate's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Colonisation, Confinement, Slavery, Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Vomit, Sexism, Sexual assault, Gore, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, War, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Rape
mpbookreviews's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Torture, Self harm, Racism, Child death, Violence, Grief, Gore, Death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Murder, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, War, Vomit, Sexual violence, and Drug use
logicsmessystudy's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Genocide, Gore, War, Torture, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Confinement, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Violence, Vomit, and Rape
rais's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, War, Sexual violence, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Excrement, and Grief
marinasjd'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
Moderate: Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Misogyny, Abandonment, Addiction, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Body horror, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Vomit, Death, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Torture, and Violence
gabstersreads'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: Sexual violence, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Grief, Genocide, War, Violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Child death, Sexual assault, Drug use, Animal cruelty, and Addiction
jessicaludden'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
Oh this was insane. I feel like I’ve lived so many lives with Rin in one book. This book destroyed the idea of destiny in favor of this idea that we make decisions that lead us to where we are and Rin embraces that entirely. It starts with Rin’s coming of age and as the story progresses it turns into her loss of innocence. I loved the war and politics in this combined with elements of shamanism and divine entities. It kept me on the edge of my seat and surprised me in many ways. It’s also interesting to see the power dynamics in different relationships within this story and how they impact the characters and shift as time goes on. Overall, I will be thinking about this for a while and I’m excited for the next one.
Moderate: Blood, Gore, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Vomit, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Physical abuse, Violence, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Body horror, Child death, Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, and War
redhare's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, Racism, Torture, Blood, Child death, War, Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, and Bullying
Moderate: Confinement, Animal death, Bullying, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Vomit