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heres_johnny's review
- 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? Yes
3.0
TW gore, trans violence
Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Blood, and War
ominousspectre's review
3.0
I saw another review that summed it up well, that there was no room to breathe. It's too short and too fast, so reveals don't feel earned, and there's too many concepts floating about that feel little explored. It's a VERY interesting world, and I wanted more of it.
I also get very *ick* about fantasy stories where trans characters are just suffering. I get that it's a dystopia, but it's high fantasy. Must we suffer persecution in every universe? I find no catharsis in it.
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Deadnaming and Transphobia
wirt'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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Transphobia, Violence, and Blood
maybephasing'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: Addiction, Body horror, Drug abuse, and Transphobia
Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Self harm, Outing, and Dysphoria
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Deadnaming, Genocide, Infertility, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
opossumble's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Genocide, Hate crime, Infertility, Self harm, Medical content, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, War, and Classism
farleighelse'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: Addiction, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Transphobia, Violence, Cannibalism, and Outing
blitzjess's review
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Drug abuse, Transphobia, and Violence
dragonbloom's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Dysphoria
Death of a partner, grieving,nati18's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Hate crime, and Transphobia
sarah984'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
3.0
The world is the definite stand-out here. Crazy things are happening at every second, but the characters think of them as normal and they're described well enough to fit into a coherent world.
Unfortunately I do feel like this book was too long. A lot of things happened that, while interesting, didn't feel like they really mattered all that much. A great many characters are introduced only to die within pages (even someone who looks like they're going to be a major character at first dies without much development) so the deaths sort of start to get a bit boring.
I did like a few of the things that happened with the city at the end, though. It's a pretty quick read so I would recommend if you don't mind buckets of guts in your books and are looking for something unique.
Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Transphobia, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Infertility, Stalking, and Death of parent