mitrabird2010's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Pregnancy, Classism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Xenophobia, War, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Infertility, Genocide, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Confinement, Colonisation, Child death, and Animal death
cassiacow'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
4.75
I'm not okay and it's going to take me time to recover.
Some sections of this book are BRUTAL. As for the ending - I don't think Rin was justified, but I can see why she did what she did.
The fact that lots of it mirrors real life is... depressing. War is horrible.
The only minor issue I have is the pacing - the last few chapters felt rushed and some of the characters suffered as a result of their stories being tied up too quickly. Other than that, I loved this book.
Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Murder, Racism, Rape, War, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Classism, and Drug use
alexandragriffin's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Drug use, Rape, Violence, and War
Moderate: Torture
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
olive_75'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
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Fire/Fire injury, War, Slavery, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Torture, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Animal death, Colonisation, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug use
filo'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Genocide
Moderate: Rape and Animal death
Minor: Trafficking and Animal cruelty
janalg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: War, Violence, Animal death, Drug abuse, and Genocide
Minor: Physical abuse, Torture, and Rape