aseel_reads's review
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- 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
i was living for this, i devoured the audiobook in just over 24 hours, i loved the whole circle/time loop thing of the plot, i love the characters, and all the gender/race diversity, a big fan
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Homophobia, Medical content, Misogyny, Violence, War, Genocide, Lesbophobia, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Police brutality
booksthatburn's review against another edition
Book one was fine when I read it a few years ago, but book two leans hard into the bits of the narrative style that I found annoying. If you liked ONCE AND FUTURE, know that SWORD IN THE STARS is that but more so, with extra Merlin, and has time travel. The other bit I didn't like was how Merlin was so "wrong" about the past, it feels like either intentionally misleading the reader in book one, or trying to fix a mistake in book two. It came off as a bit patronizing to me, though the overall aim of the correction was good.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Sexism, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Blood, Violence, and Death
Minor: Ableism, Racism, Excrement, and Homophobia
violet_pages's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- 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
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Violence
malloryfitz's review
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Violence, Transphobia, Sexual content, Racism, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Homophobia, and Grief
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