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metaphorsandmisc'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
3.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, and War
Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment
Minor: Pregnancy and Alcohol
page_not_found's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: War
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Genocide and Gaslighting
pm_me_book_recs's review against another edition
Characters are super flat and incredibly immature. The world and magic are all very cool (and air ships!?), but I cannot get past the awful character dialogue and colonizer romance.
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Kidnapping, Colonisation, and War
hellavaral's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
literarymary95'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
3.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
tierneymichele's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I also personally had a hard time getting through the first couple chapters for the same reason; it was all descriptions, military lingo, and words that exist only in this world that didn't have sufficient context for me to understand. I've read books like this before and just assumed I would get more explanation later, but I will say most of the things I did 't understand in those chapters seemed mostly irrelevant by the time I got to the thick of the plot.
With that being said, I really did like the book a lot and am excited for the next one. I didn't realize until the end that it was Thea's very first book which is very impressive to me, and added to me keeping a higher rating. The slow burn really slow burned in this one, it was agonizing in the best way.
Graphic: War
Moderate: Death
Minor: Child abuse and Physical abuse
hannahnate'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, and War
Minor: Sexual content
potalian's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent
maryrosem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
silentquercus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, and War