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nahret's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I inhaled this book. Which means it managed to grab my attention and keep it, to the exclusion of everything else. Also, I seamlessly picked up the next one in the series, because I need to know. The cliffhanger would have seriously upset me if I hadn't already purchased the subsequent books.
The world-building was so engaging that I didn't even notice that, for half the book, nothing actually happens apart from Orion's heroics (this is not a spoiler). In order to appreciate what is about to happen, we first need a solid understanding of the magical system, the wizarding world outside of school, the philosophy of balance, etc. Fortunately, that's the kind of thing I like. Not least, because I play RPGs; this is relevant because it feels that the author is familiar with the setting of Mage: The Ascension by White Wolf. What she calls "mundanes" in here, we call "sleepers", but the effect is the same.
Whenever I am faced with a protagonist who is a de facto teenager, I try to be understanding. Especially in the case of a teenager who has been shunned by people for as long as she remembers. Sometimes the absolute obstinacy of El was extremely grating. But I've met teenagers, and the author can only be commended on writing such faithful representations of humans who are at a stage in their evolution where they are super smart and catastrophically stupid at the same time.
As mentioned above, I'm already 60 pages into the next one, but I have to sleep at some point. No notes, carry on!
Graphic: Gore
ginbat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
elodiethefangirl'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
Graphic: Gore
readwithsophsx's review
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
kiwij96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
If you took out all of Galadriel's ramblings, lore/infodumping, and internal monologues, the book would be like 70 pages.
Why was this only 13 chapters? It dragged on so much because of it.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Vomit and Pregnancy
Minor: Racism
maresuju'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Gore, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death and Death of parent
katasaurus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying and Rape
christinereads1823'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
done.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
lirio_dendron'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
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent and Murder
Minor: Vomit and Grief
pandemonicbaby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gore, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Racism, Vomit, and Pregnancy